Kansas frost dates
Across 176 weather stations in Kansas, the median last spring frost runs from Apr 4 in Girard to May 9 in Brewster, and the first fall frost from Oct 4 to Nov 1.
Kansas at a glance
- Weather stations
- 176
- Earliest last frost
- Apr 4 Girard
- Latest last frost
- May 9 Brewster
- Longest season
- 209 days Girard
- Typical season
- about 183 frost-free days
- Hardiness zones
- Zones 6a to 7a
Frost dates by weather station
| Weather station | Last spring frost | First fall frost | Frost-free days | Zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abilene | Apr 14 | Oct 23 | 190 | 6b |
| Alton | Apr 29 | Oct 12 | 164 | 6a |
| Anthony | Apr 9 | Oct 30 | 205 | 7a |
| Ashland | Apr 21 | Oct 17 | 178 | 6b |
| Atchison | Apr 11 | Oct 29 | 199 | 6a |
| Atwood | May 2 | Oct 8 | 157 | 6a |
| Baileyville | Apr 22 | Oct 13 | 173 | 6a |
| Belleville | Apr 22 | Oct 17 | 175 | 6a |
| Beloit | Apr 19 | Oct 19 | 181 | 6b |
| Big Hill Lake | Apr 5 | Oct 31 | 208 | 7a |
| Bison | Apr 30 | Oct 10 | 162 | 6a |
| Bonner Springs | Apr 16 | Oct 22 | 188 | 6b |
| Brewster | May 9 | Oct 4 | 145 | 6a |
| Brownell | Apr 29 | Oct 13 | 167 | 6a |
| Burr Oak | Apr 30 | Oct 8 | 159 | 6a |
| Cassoday | Apr 18 | Oct 22 | 186 | 6b |
| Cedar Bluff Dam | Apr 25 | Oct 17 | 174 | 6a |
| Centralia | Apr 19 | Oct 19 | 182 | 6a |
| Chanute | Apr 8 | Oct 29 | 203 | 7a |
| Chanute Martin Johnson Airport | Apr 10 | Oct 28 | 199 | 7a |
| Chapman | Apr 17 | Oct 20 | 184 | 6b |
| Cimarron | Apr 20 | Oct 20 | 182 | 6b |
| Clay Center | Apr 19 | Oct 19 | 181 | 6b |
| Clinton Lake | Apr 15 | Oct 22 | 189 | 6b |
| Coffeyville Municipal Airport | Apr 6 | Oct 29 | 204 | 7a |
| Coffeyville Water Works | Apr 6 | Nov 1 | 208 | 7a |
| Colby | May 2 | Oct 9 | 156 | 6a |
| Coldwater | Apr 13 | Oct 27 | 197 | 7a |
| Columbus | Apr 5 | Oct 31 | 208 | 7a |
| Concordia | Apr 21 | Oct 19 | 177 | 6b |
| Concordia Municipal Airport | Apr 18 | Oct 19 | 183 | 6b |
| Cottonwood Falls | Apr 19 | Oct 18 | 180 | 6b |
| Council Grove Lake | Apr 11 | Oct 25 | 194 | 6b |
| Courtland | Apr 17 | Oct 21 | 187 | 6a |
| Dodge City | Apr 21 | Oct 20 | 179 | 6b |
| El Dorado | Apr 13 | Oct 25 | 193 | 6b |
| Elkhart | Apr 19 | Oct 23 | 186 | 6b |
| Ellsworth | Apr 23 | Oct 16 | 175 | 6b |
| Emporia | Apr 15 | Oct 23 | 190 | 6b |
| Emporia Municipal Airport | Apr 12 | Oct 23 | 193 | 6b |
| Eskridge | Apr 16 | Oct 23 | 189 | 6b |
| Eureka | Apr 16 | Oct 20 | 186 | 6b |
| Florence | Apr 22 | Oct 17 | 176 | 6b |
| Fort Scott | Apr 5 | Oct 28 | 204 | 7a |
| Frankfort | Apr 20 | Oct 18 | 180 | 6a |
| Fredonia | Apr 12 | Oct 26 | 197 | 7a |
| Garden City Experiment Station | Apr 28 | Oct 17 | 171 | 6b |
| Garden City Regional Airport | Apr 27 | Oct 15 | 170 | 6b |
| Garnett | Apr 17 | Oct 22 | 189 | 6b |
| Girard | Apr 4 | Nov 1 | 209 | 7a |
| Glen Elder Lake | Apr 29 | Oct 15 | 168 | 6a |
| Goodland | May 2 | Oct 11 | 158 | 6a |
| Great Bend | Apr 24 | Oct 15 | 172 | 6b |
| Greensburg | Apr 21 | Oct 22 | 183 | 6b |
| Hays | Apr 19 | Oct 22 | 184 | 6b |
| Hays 1 mi S | Apr 25 | Oct 15 | 171 | 6b |
| Haysville | Apr 14 | Oct 22 | 189 | 7a |
| Healy | Apr 28 | Oct 15 | 169 | 6a |
| Herington | Apr 24 | Oct 14 | 173 | 6a |
| Hiawatha | Apr 14 | Oct 22 | 188 | 6a |
| Hill City | Apr 29 | Oct 13 | 166 | 6a |
| Hill City Municipal Airport | Apr 27 | Oct 14 | 169 | 6a |
| Hillsdale Lake | Apr 9 | Oct 31 | 204 | 6b |
| Holton | Apr 24 | Oct 14 | 172 | 6a |
| Horton | Apr 18 | Oct 17 | 180 | 6a |
| Howard | Apr 17 | Oct 22 | 186 | 6b |
| Hoxie | Apr 20 | Oct 20 | 180 | 6a |
| Hudson | Apr 18 | Oct 21 | 185 | 6b |
| Hugoton | Apr 20 | Oct 22 | 183 | 6b |
| Humboldt | Apr 11 | Oct 27 | 195 | 6b |
| Hutchinson | Apr 18 | Oct 21 | 186 | 6b |
| Hutchinson 10 mi SW | Apr 20 | Oct 19 | 181 | 6b |
| Hutchinson Municipal Airport | Apr 21 | Oct 18 | 180 | 6b |
| Independence | Apr 5 | Oct 31 | 208 | 7a |
| Iola | Apr 8 | Oct 26 | 200 | 6b |
| Jetmore | Apr 25 | Oct 18 | 175 | 6b |
| John Redmond Lake | Apr 11 | Oct 26 | 199 | 6b |
| Johnson | Apr 19 | Oct 23 | 186 | 6b |
| Kanopolis Lake | Apr 19 | Oct 23 | 184 | 6b |
| Kingman | Apr 15 | Oct 21 | 187 | 6b |
| Kinsley | Apr 20 | Oct 20 | 180 | 6b |
| Kiowa | Apr 8 | Oct 31 | 204 | 7a |
| Kirwin Dam | Apr 30 | Oct 7 | 159 | 6a |
| Lakin | Apr 18 | Oct 23 | 187 | 6a |
| Larned | Apr 16 | Oct 27 | 190 | 6b |
| Larned No. 2 | Apr 22 | Oct 22 | 182 | 6b |
| Lawrence | Apr 12 | Oct 28 | 199 | 6b |
| Lawrence Municipal Airport | Apr 21 | Oct 17 | 177 | 6b |
| Leavenworth | Apr 12 | Oct 27 | 196 | 6b |
| Leavenworth 3 mi SW | Apr 19 | Oct 19 | 181 | 6b |
| Leoti | May 2 | Oct 12 | 161 | 6a |
| Liberal | Apr 20 | Oct 24 | 186 | 6b |
| Lincoln | Apr 28 | Oct 15 | 170 | 6b |
| Lovewell Dam | Apr 20 | Oct 19 | 181 | 6a |
| Manhattan | Apr 16 | Oct 19 | 185 | 6a |
| Manhattan 6 mi SSW | Apr 19 | Oct 17 | 179 | 6b |
| Manhattan Municipal Airport | Apr 21 | Oct 16 | 177 | 6b |
| Mankato | Apr 30 | Oct 14 | 165 | 6a |
| Marion Reservoir | Apr 8 | Oct 30 | 202 | 6b |
| Marysville | Apr 25 | Oct 13 | 171 | 6a |
| McDonald | May 4 | Oct 12 | 160 | 6a |
| McPherson | Apr 18 | Oct 24 | 187 | 6b |
| Meade | Apr 20 | Oct 22 | 183 | 6b |
| Medicine Lodge | Apr 13 | Oct 23 | 191 | 7a |
| Melvern Lake | Apr 8 | Oct 30 | 202 | 6b |
| Milford Lake | Apr 12 | Oct 26 | 193 | 6b |
| Minneapolis | Apr 20 | Oct 19 | 181 | 6b |
| Montezuma | Apr 23 | Oct 20 | 177 | 6b |
| Mound City | Apr 13 | Oct 23 | 192 | 6b |
| Mound City 1 mi SSW | Apr 15 | Oct 22 | 188 | 6b |
| Mound Valley | Apr 15 | Oct 24 | 192 | 7a |
| Ness City | Apr 29 | Oct 14 | 166 | 6a |
| Newton | Apr 14 | Oct 25 | 193 | 6b |
| Norton | Apr 27 | Oct 17 | 173 | 6a |
| Norton Dam | May 1 | Oct 12 | 162 | 6a |
| Norwich | Apr 12 | Oct 29 | 201 | 7a |
| Oakley 19 mi SSW | Apr 28 | Oct 15 | 170 | 6a |
| Oakley 4 mi W | May 6 | Oct 9 | 156 | 6a |
| Oberlin | Apr 30 | Oct 11 | 163 | 6a |
| Olathe | Apr 10 | Oct 29 | 202 | 6b |
| Olathe Johnson County Airport | Apr 13 | Oct 24 | 193 | 6b |
| Olathe Johnson County Exec Airport | Apr 8 | Oct 29 | 204 | 6b |
| Osage City | Apr 13 | Oct 26 | 194 | 6b |
| Osawatomie | Apr 14 | Oct 25 | 192 | 6b |
| Oskaloosa | Apr 16 | Oct 22 | 188 | 6b |
| Ottawa | Apr 18 | Oct 20 | 183 | 6b |
| Paola | Apr 13 | Oct 21 | 191 | 6b |
| Parsons | Apr 11 | Oct 26 | 196 | 7a |
| Parsons Tri City Airport | Apr 10 | Oct 26 | 197 | 7a |
| Perry Lake | Apr 13 | Oct 24 | 191 | 6b |
| Phillipsburg | Apr 26 | Oct 16 | 172 | 6a |
| Pittsburg | Apr 7 | Oct 30 | 203 | 7a |
| Plainville | Apr 23 | Oct 20 | 178 | 6a |
| Pomona Lake | Apr 8 | Oct 31 | 205 | 6b |
| Pratt | Apr 20 | Oct 20 | 183 | 6b |
| Quinter | Apr 24 | Oct 18 | 176 | 6a |
| Richfield | Apr 27 | Oct 19 | 173 | 6b |
| Russell | Apr 22 | Oct 19 | 179 | 6b |
| Russell Municipal Airport | Apr 22 | Oct 17 | 176 | 6b |
| Russell Springs | Apr 30 | Oct 14 | 164 | 6a |
| Saint Francis | Apr 30 | Oct 10 | 160 | 6a |
| Salina Municipal Airport | Apr 18 | Oct 23 | 187 | 6b |
| Scott City | Apr 30 | Oct 15 | 167 | 6a |
| Sedan | Apr 9 | Oct 27 | 199 | 7a |
| Sharon Springs | Apr 28 | Oct 15 | 168 | 6a |
| Smileyberg | Apr 18 | Oct 21 | 185 | 7a |
| Smith Center | Apr 24 | Oct 15 | 173 | 6a |
| Smolan | Apr 27 | Oct 16 | 170 | 6b |
| Sterling | Apr 15 | Oct 23 | 190 | 6b |
| Sublette | Apr 23 | Oct 21 | 179 | 6b |
| Syracuse | May 1 | Oct 10 | 162 | 6a |
| Tallgrass Prairie National Park | Apr 15 | Oct 22 | 188 | 6b |
| Topeka - | Apr 16 | Oct 22 | 189 | 6b |
| Topeka Forbes Field | Apr 15 | Oct 21 | 185 | 6b |
| Topeka Municipal Airport | Apr 12 | Oct 23 | 191 | 6b |
| Tribune 1 mi W | May 2 | Oct 11 | 160 | 6a |
| Tribune 13 mi NNE | May 4 | Oct 11 | 158 | 6a |
| Troy | Apr 19 | Oct 19 | 182 | 6a |
| Tuttle Creek Lake | Apr 22 | Oct 20 | 179 | 6a |
| Ulysses | Apr 28 | Oct 16 | 171 | 6b |
| Valley Falls | Apr 10 | Oct 29 | 199 | 6b |
| Wakeeney | Apr 23 | Oct 18 | 175 | 6a |
| Wallace | Apr 30 | Oct 10 | 162 | 6a |
| Wamego | Apr 18 | Oct 19 | 183 | 6b |
| Washington | Apr 24 | Oct 14 | 171 | 6a |
| Webster Dam | Apr 30 | Oct 12 | 165 | 6a |
| Wellington | Apr 15 | Oct 29 | 195 | 7a |
| Wichita | Apr 11 | Oct 29 | 199 | 7a |
| Wichita Jabara Airport | Apr 10 | Oct 27 | 198 | 7a |
| Wichita Weather | Apr 8 | Oct 27 | 200 | 7a |
| Wilmore | Apr 25 | Oct 15 | 171 | 6b |
| Wilson Lake | Apr 21 | Oct 17 | 179 | 6b |
| Winfield | Apr 16 | Oct 22 | 189 | 7a |
| Winfield Strother Field Airport | Apr 11 | Oct 27 | 197 | 7a |
| Winona | Apr 29 | Oct 17 | 172 | 6a |
| Yates Center | Apr 10 | Oct 28 | 198 | 6b |
Median dates from NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals. How to read them.