Frost Dates in Kansas
Across 176 NOAA weather stations in Kansas, the average last spring frost falls between April 4 at Girard and May 9 at Brewster 4W. At a typical Kansas station it is around April 19, with the first fall frost around October 20 and a frost-free season of about 183 days.
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A typical Kansas season
What shapes frost dates in Kansas
- The frost-free season ranges from 145 days at Brewster 4W to 209 days at Girard.
- Elevation matters: Goodland, at 3,651 ft, averages its last frost on May 2, while Coffeyville Wtr Wks, at 737 ft, averages April 6.
- Gardens in valleys and low spots, where cold air settles, often frost a week or more later in spring than the nearest station.
Frost dates at major airports
| Station | Last frost | Safer date | First frost | Season (days) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony | Apr 9 | Apr 23 | Oct 30 | 205 |
| Chanute Martin Johnson Airport | Apr 10 | Apr 26 | Oct 28 | 199 |
| Coffeyville Muni Airport | Apr 6 | Apr 24 | Oct 29 | 204 |
| Concordia Muni Airport | Apr 18 | May 2 | Oct 19 | 183 |
| Dodge City | Apr 21 | May 4 | Oct 20 | 179 |
| Emporia Muni Airport | Apr 12 | Apr 27 | Oct 23 | 193 |
| Garden City Rgnl Airport | Apr 27 | May 9 | Oct 15 | 170 |
| Goodland | May 2 | May 16 | Oct 11 | 158 |
| Hill City Muni Airport | Apr 27 | May 10 | Oct 14 | 169 |
| Hutchinson Muni Airport | Apr 21 | May 4 | Oct 18 | 180 |
| Lawrence Muni Airport | Apr 21 | May 6 | Oct 17 | 177 |
| Manhattan 6 SSW | Apr 19 | May 6 | Oct 17 | 179 |
| Manhattan Muni Airport | Apr 21 | May 6 | Oct 16 | 177 |
| Medicine Lodge | Apr 13 | Apr 29 | Oct 23 | 191 |
| Oakley 19 SSW | Apr 28 | May 10 | Oct 15 | 170 |
| Olathe Johnson Co Airport | Apr 13 | Apr 29 | Oct 24 | 193 |
| Olathe Johnson Co Exec Airport | Apr 8 | Apr 23 | Oct 29 | 204 |
| Parsons Tri City Airport | Apr 10 | Apr 28 | Oct 26 | 197 |
| Russell Muni Airport | Apr 22 | May 6 | Oct 17 | 176 |
| Salina Muni Airport | Apr 18 | May 1 | Oct 23 | 187 |
| Topeka Forbes Fld | Apr 15 | Apr 30 | Oct 21 | 185 |
| Topeka Muni Airport | Apr 12 | Apr 27 | Oct 23 | 191 |
| Wichita | Apr 11 | Apr 26 | Oct 29 | 199 |
| Wichita Jabara Airport | Apr 10 | Apr 27 | Oct 27 | 198 |
| Winfield Strother Fld Airport | Apr 11 | Apr 28 | Oct 27 | 197 |
All 176 weather stations in Kansas
| Station | Elevation (ft) | Last frost | Safer date | First frost | Season (days) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abilene | 1,187 | Apr 14 | May 1 | Oct 23 | 190 |
| Alton 1 W | 1,685 | Apr 29 | May 11 | Oct 12 | 164 |
| Anthony | 1,340 | Apr 9 | Apr 23 | Oct 30 | 205 |
| Ashland | 1,970 | Apr 21 | May 4 | Oct 17 | 178 |
| Atchison | 945 | Apr 11 | Apr 23 | Oct 29 | 199 |
| Atwood | 2,893 | May 2 | May 14 | Oct 8 | 157 |
| Baileyville | 1,296 | Apr 22 | May 2 | Oct 13 | 173 |
| Belleville | 1,530 | Apr 22 | May 5 | Oct 17 | 175 |
| Beloit | 1,391 | Apr 19 | May 2 | Oct 19 | 181 |
| Big Hill Lake | 907 | Apr 5 | Apr 20 | Oct 31 | 208 |
| Bison 3NW | 2,040 | Apr 30 | May 11 | Oct 10 | 162 |
| Bonner Springs | 850 | Apr 16 | May 1 | Oct 22 | 188 |
| Brewster 4W | 3,440 | May 9 | May 25 | Oct 4 | 145 |
| Brownell 3NW | 2,435 | Apr 29 | May 10 | Oct 13 | 167 |
| Burr Oak 1N | 1,651 | Apr 30 | May 10 | Oct 8 | 159 |
| Cassoday 2SE | 1,520 | Apr 18 | May 2 | Oct 22 | 186 |
| Cedar Bluff Dam | 2,135 | Apr 25 | May 7 | Oct 17 | 174 |
| Centralia | 1,320 | Apr 19 | May 3 | Oct 19 | 182 |
| Chanute 4E | 992 | Apr 8 | Apr 23 | Oct 29 | 203 |
| Chanute Martin Johnson Airport | 985 | Apr 10 | Apr 26 | Oct 28 | 199 |
| Chapman | 1,111 | Apr 17 | Apr 30 | Oct 20 | 184 |
| Cimarron | 2,703 | Apr 20 | May 3 | Oct 20 | 182 |
| Clay Ctr | 1,201 | Apr 19 | May 2 | Oct 19 | 181 |
| Clinton Lake | 980 | Apr 15 | May 1 | Oct 22 | 189 |
| Coffeyville Muni Airport | 752 | Apr 6 | Apr 24 | Oct 29 | 204 |
| Coffeyville Wtr Wks | 737 | Apr 6 | Apr 21 | Nov 1 | 208 |
| Colby 1SW | 3,170 | May 2 | May 15 | Oct 9 | 156 |
| Coldwater | 2,115 | Apr 13 | Apr 28 | Oct 27 | 197 |
| Columbus | 893 | Apr 5 | Apr 22 | Oct 31 | 208 |
| Concordia 1 W | 1,481 | Apr 21 | May 5 | Oct 19 | 177 |
| Concordia Muni Airport | 1,469 | Apr 18 | May 2 | Oct 19 | 183 |
| Cottonwood Falls | 1,232 | Apr 19 | May 3 | Oct 18 | 180 |
| Council Grove Lake | 1,315 | Apr 11 | Apr 27 | Oct 25 | 194 |
| Courtland | 1,500 | Apr 17 | Apr 29 | Oct 21 | 187 |
| Dodge City | 2,590 | Apr 21 | May 4 | Oct 20 | 179 |
| El Dorado | 1,290 | Apr 13 | Apr 27 | Oct 25 | 193 |
| Elkhart | 3,599 | Apr 19 | May 2 | Oct 23 | 186 |
| Ellsworth | 1,568 | Apr 23 | May 5 | Oct 16 | 175 |
| Emporia 3 NW | 1,238 | Apr 15 | Apr 30 | Oct 23 | 190 |
| Emporia Muni Airport | 1,209 | Apr 12 | Apr 27 | Oct 23 | 193 |
| Eskridge | 1,411 | Apr 16 | Apr 30 | Oct 23 | 189 |
| Eureka 1E | 1,100 | Apr 16 | May 1 | Oct 20 | 186 |
| Florence | 1,290 | Apr 22 | May 6 | Oct 17 | 176 |
| Frankfort 6NE | 1,264 | Apr 20 | May 3 | Oct 18 | 180 |
| Fredonia | 893 | Apr 12 | Apr 26 | Oct 26 | 197 |
| Ft Scott | 884 | Apr 5 | Apr 22 | Oct 28 | 204 |
| Garden City Exp Stn | 2,890 | Apr 28 | May 9 | Oct 17 | 171 |
| Garden City Rgnl Airport | 2,882 | Apr 27 | May 9 | Oct 15 | 170 |
| Garnett 1 E | 998 | Apr 17 | May 1 | Oct 22 | 189 |
| Girard | 990 | Apr 4 | Apr 21 | Nov 1 | 209 |
| Glen Elder Lake | 1,500 | Apr 29 | May 13 | Oct 15 | 168 |
| Goodland | 3,651 | May 2 | May 16 | Oct 11 | 158 |
| Great Bend 3W | 1,872 | Apr 24 | May 7 | Oct 15 | 172 |
| Greensburg | 2,243 | Apr 21 | May 3 | Oct 22 | 183 |
| Hays | 1,990 | Apr 19 | May 2 | Oct 22 | 184 |
| Hays 1 S | 2,010 | Apr 25 | May 8 | Oct 15 | 171 |
| Haysville 3SE | 1,240 | Apr 14 | Apr 30 | Oct 22 | 189 |
| Healy | 2,850 | Apr 28 | May 10 | Oct 15 | 169 |
| Herington | 1,338 | Apr 24 | May 8 | Oct 14 | 173 |
| Hiawatha 1 S | 1,061 | Apr 14 | Apr 28 | Oct 22 | 188 |
| Hill City 1E | 2,132 | Apr 29 | May 11 | Oct 13 | 166 |
| Hill City Muni Airport | 2,188 | Apr 27 | May 10 | Oct 14 | 169 |
| Hillsdale Lake | 1,010 | Apr 9 | Apr 23 | Oct 31 | 204 |
| Holton | 1,050 | Apr 24 | May 7 | Oct 14 | 172 |
| Horton | 1,032 | Apr 18 | May 2 | Oct 17 | 180 |
| Howard | 1,010 | Apr 17 | Apr 30 | Oct 22 | 186 |
| Hoxie | 2,713 | Apr 20 | May 5 | Oct 20 | 180 |
| Hudson | 1,867 | Apr 18 | May 2 | Oct 21 | 185 |
| Hugoton | 3,110 | Apr 20 | May 2 | Oct 22 | 183 |
| Humboldt | 940 | Apr 11 | Apr 29 | Oct 27 | 195 |
| Hutchinson | 1,540 | Apr 18 | May 2 | Oct 21 | 186 |
| Hutchinson 10 SW | 1,549 | Apr 20 | May 2 | Oct 19 | 181 |
| Hutchinson Muni Airport | 1,543 | Apr 21 | May 4 | Oct 18 | 180 |
| Independence | 805 | Apr 5 | Apr 23 | Oct 31 | 208 |
| Iola 1 W | 954 | Apr 8 | Apr 24 | Oct 26 | 200 |
| Jetmore 8NNW | 2,430 | Apr 25 | May 6 | Oct 18 | 175 |
| John Redmond Lake | 1,092 | Apr 11 | Apr 28 | Oct 26 | 199 |
| Johnson | 3,330 | Apr 19 | May 3 | Oct 23 | 186 |
| Kanopolis Lake | 1,492 | Apr 19 | May 2 | Oct 23 | 184 |
| Kingman | 1,547 | Apr 15 | Apr 30 | Oct 21 | 187 |
| Kinsley 2E | 2,159 | Apr 20 | May 4 | Oct 20 | 180 |
| Kiowa | 1,325 | Apr 8 | Apr 24 | Oct 31 | 204 |
| Kirwin Dam | 1,697 | Apr 30 | May 12 | Oct 7 | 159 |
| Lakin | 2,998 | Apr 18 | May 1 | Oct 23 | 187 |
| Larned | 1,995 | Apr 16 | Apr 30 | Oct 27 | 190 |
| Larned #2 | 2,030 | Apr 22 | May 4 | Oct 22 | 182 |
| Lawrence | 1,050 | Apr 12 | Apr 24 | Oct 28 | 199 |
| Lawrence Muni Airport | 832 | Apr 21 | May 6 | Oct 17 | 177 |
| Leavenworth | 870 | Apr 12 | Apr 25 | Oct 27 | 196 |
| Leavenworth 3SW | 871 | Apr 19 | May 4 | Oct 19 | 181 |
| Leoti | 3,309 | May 2 | May 16 | Oct 12 | 161 |
| Liberal | 2,834 | Apr 20 | May 3 | Oct 24 | 186 |
| Lincoln 1 SE | 1,401 | Apr 28 | May 9 | Oct 15 | 170 |
| Lovewell Dam | 1,602 | Apr 20 | May 3 | Oct 19 | 181 |
| Manhattan | 1,060 | Apr 16 | May 1 | Oct 19 | 185 |
| Manhattan 6 SSW | 1,137 | Apr 19 | May 6 | Oct 17 | 179 |
| Manhattan Muni Airport | 1,057 | Apr 21 | May 6 | Oct 16 | 177 |
| Mankato | 1,750 | Apr 30 | May 14 | Oct 14 | 165 |
| Marion Rsvr | 1,369 | Apr 8 | Apr 25 | Oct 30 | 202 |
| Marysville | 1,178 | Apr 25 | May 9 | Oct 13 | 171 |
| Mc Donald | 3,364 | May 4 | May 17 | Oct 12 | 160 |
| Mcpherson | 1,520 | Apr 18 | May 1 | Oct 24 | 187 |
| Meade | 2,504 | Apr 20 | May 3 | Oct 22 | 183 |
| Medicine Lodge | 1,535 | Apr 13 | Apr 29 | Oct 23 | 191 |
| Melvern Lake | 1,094 | Apr 8 | Apr 22 | Oct 30 | 202 |
| Milford Lake | 1,213 | Apr 12 | Apr 29 | Oct 26 | 193 |
| Minneapolis | 1,306 | Apr 20 | May 3 | Oct 19 | 181 |
| Montezuma | 2,770 | Apr 23 | May 6 | Oct 20 | 177 |
| Mound City | 840 | Apr 13 | May 1 | Oct 23 | 192 |
| Mound City 1SSW | 912 | Apr 15 | May 2 | Oct 22 | 188 |
| Mound Valley 3 WSW | 800 | Apr 15 | Apr 30 | Oct 24 | 192 |
| Ness City | 2,269 | Apr 29 | May 10 | Oct 14 | 166 |
| Newton | 1,441 | Apr 14 | Apr 27 | Oct 25 | 193 |
| Norton 9SSE | 2,413 | Apr 27 | May 11 | Oct 17 | 173 |
| Norton Dam | 2,346 | May 1 | May 15 | Oct 12 | 162 |
| Norwich | 1,501 | Apr 12 | Apr 25 | Oct 29 | 201 |
| Oakley 19 SSW | 2,870 | Apr 28 | May 10 | Oct 15 | 170 |
| Oakley 4W | 3,102 | May 6 | May 18 | Oct 9 | 156 |
| Oberlin | 2,586 | Apr 30 | May 14 | Oct 11 | 163 |
| Olathe 3E | 1,055 | Apr 10 | Apr 24 | Oct 29 | 202 |
| Olathe Johnson Co Airport | 1,087 | Apr 13 | Apr 29 | Oct 24 | 193 |
| Olathe Johnson Co Exec Airport | 1,070 | Apr 8 | Apr 23 | Oct 29 | 204 |
| Osage City | 1,094 | Apr 13 | Apr 28 | Oct 26 | 194 |
| Osawatomie | 860 | Apr 14 | Apr 29 | Oct 25 | 192 |
| Oskaloosa 4 NE | 1,109 | Apr 16 | Apr 29 | Oct 22 | 188 |
| Ottawa | 905 | Apr 18 | May 1 | Oct 20 | 183 |
| Paola | 860 | Apr 13 | Apr 28 | Oct 21 | 191 |
| Parsons 2 NW | 910 | Apr 11 | Apr 26 | Oct 26 | 196 |
| Parsons Tri City Airport | 869 | Apr 10 | Apr 28 | Oct 26 | 197 |
| Perry Lake | 957 | Apr 13 | Apr 30 | Oct 24 | 191 |
| Phillipsburg #2 | 1,888 | Apr 26 | May 7 | Oct 16 | 172 |
| Pittsburg | 908 | Apr 7 | Apr 24 | Oct 30 | 203 |
| Plainville 4WNW | 2,194 | Apr 23 | May 6 | Oct 20 | 178 |
| Pomona Lake | 1,063 | Apr 8 | Apr 22 | Oct 31 | 205 |
| Pratt 3NW | 1,942 | Apr 20 | May 2 | Oct 20 | 183 |
| Quinter | 2,672 | Apr 24 | May 7 | Oct 18 | 176 |
| Richfield | 3,408 | Apr 27 | May 9 | Oct 19 | 173 |
| Russell 7E | 1,870 | Apr 22 | May 3 | Oct 19 | 179 |
| Russell Muni Airport | 1,864 | Apr 22 | May 6 | Oct 17 | 176 |
| Russell Springs 3N | 3,064 | Apr 30 | May 15 | Oct 14 | 164 |
| Saint Francis | 3,336 | Apr 30 | May 15 | Oct 10 | 160 |
| Salina Muni Airport | 1,269 | Apr 18 | May 1 | Oct 23 | 187 |
| Scott City | 2,974 | Apr 30 | May 13 | Oct 15 | 167 |
| Sedan | 902 | Apr 9 | Apr 27 | Oct 27 | 199 |
| Sharon Springs | 3,450 | Apr 28 | May 9 | Oct 15 | 168 |
| Smileyberg 1N | 1,330 | Apr 18 | May 2 | Oct 21 | 185 |
| Smith Ctr | 1,820 | Apr 24 | May 7 | Oct 15 | 173 |
| Smolan 1NE | 1,280 | Apr 27 | May 10 | Oct 16 | 170 |
| Sterling | 1,636 | Apr 15 | Apr 30 | Oct 23 | 190 |
| Sublette 7WSW | 2,949 | Apr 23 | May 5 | Oct 21 | 179 |
| Syracuse 1NE | 3,308 | May 1 | May 14 | Oct 10 | 162 |
| Tallgrass Prairie Np | 1,250 | Apr 15 | May 1 | Oct 22 | 188 |
| Topeka - Nws | 880 | Apr 16 | Apr 27 | Oct 22 | 189 |
| Topeka Forbes Fld | 1,067 | Apr 15 | Apr 30 | Oct 21 | 185 |
| Topeka Muni Airport | 876 | Apr 12 | Apr 27 | Oct 23 | 191 |
| Tribune 13NNE | 3,618 | May 4 | May 18 | Oct 11 | 158 |
| Tribune 1W | 3,634 | May 2 | May 16 | Oct 11 | 160 |
| Troy 3N | 1,040 | Apr 19 | May 5 | Oct 19 | 182 |
| Tuttle Creek Lake | 1,058 | Apr 22 | May 5 | Oct 20 | 179 |
| Ulysses 3NE | 3,094 | Apr 28 | May 10 | Oct 16 | 171 |
| Valley Falls 3 SW | 1,051 | Apr 10 | Apr 25 | Oct 29 | 199 |
| Wakeeney | 2,445 | Apr 23 | May 7 | Oct 18 | 175 |
| Wallace | 3,311 | Apr 30 | May 14 | Oct 10 | 162 |
| Wamego 4 W | 1,166 | Apr 18 | May 2 | Oct 19 | 183 |
| Washington | 1,305 | Apr 24 | May 8 | Oct 14 | 171 |
| Webster Dam | 1,863 | Apr 30 | May 13 | Oct 12 | 165 |
| Wellington | 1,224 | Apr 15 | Apr 30 | Oct 29 | 195 |
| Wichita | 1,335 | Apr 11 | Apr 26 | Oct 29 | 199 |
| Wichita Jabara Airport | 1,421 | Apr 10 | Apr 27 | Oct 27 | 198 |
| Wichita Wx | 1,334 | Apr 8 | Apr 25 | Oct 27 | 200 |
| Wilmore 16SE | 1,667 | Apr 25 | May 7 | Oct 15 | 171 |
| Wilson Lake | 1,512 | Apr 21 | May 2 | Oct 17 | 179 |
| Winfield 3NE | 1,233 | Apr 16 | May 1 | Oct 22 | 189 |
| Winfield Strother Fld Airport | 1,150 | Apr 11 | Apr 28 | Oct 27 | 197 |
| Winona | 3,323 | Apr 29 | May 11 | Oct 17 | 172 |
| Yates Ctr | 1,112 | Apr 10 | Apr 26 | Oct 28 | 198 |
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Last frost and first frost are averages (a 50% chance of frost later in spring or earlier in fall). Safer date is the spring date with only a 10% chance of a later frost.
Using these dates
Plant hardy crops like peas and spinach several weeks before your last frost, and tender crops like tomatoes and peppers after it, once nights stay above 50°F. The Seed Starting Calculator turns your frost date into sowing and planting dates, and When to Plant Tomatoes explains the timing in detail.
Data: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, 32°F threshold.
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