Frost dates by state
Kansas Frost Dates
Across Kansas's 626 cities and towns, the average last spring frost runs from April 4 in Arcadia to May 9 in Brewster. Average last frost elsewhere: Wichita Apr 11, Overland Park Apr 10 and Topeka Apr 16.
Frost dates for every city and town in Kansas
Dates are for 32°F at the NOAA station nearest the ZIP code at each Kansas town's center. "Safer date" is when only 1 year in 10 still gets a frost, a good target for tomatoes and peppers.
| City | Average last frost | Safer date | Average first frost | Frost-free days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbyville | Apr 20 | May 2 | Oct 19 | 182 |
| Abilene | Apr 14 | May 1 | Oct 23 | 192 |
| Admire | Apr 15 | Apr 30 | Oct 23 | 191 |
| Agenda | Apr 22 | May 5 | Oct 17 | 178 |
| Agra | Apr 26 | May 7 | Oct 16 | 173 |
| Albert | Apr 24 | May 7 | Oct 15 | 174 |
| Alden | Apr 15 | Apr 30 | Oct 23 | 191 |
| Alexander | Apr 30 | May 11 | Oct 10 | 163 |
| Allen | Apr 16 | Apr 30 | Oct 23 | 190 |
| Alma | Apr 18 | May 2 | Oct 19 | 184 |
| Almena | Apr 27 | May 11 | Oct 17 | 173 |
| Alta Vista | Apr 11 | Apr 27 | Oct 25 | 197 |
| Altamont | Apr 15 | Apr 30 | Oct 24 | 192 |
| Alton | Apr 29 | May 11 | Oct 12 | 166 |
| Altoona | Apr 12 | Apr 26 | Oct 26 | 197 |
| Americus | Apr 15 | Apr 30 | Oct 23 | 191 |
| Andale | Apr 8 | Apr 25 | Oct 27 | 202 |
| Andover | Apr 10 | Apr 27 | Oct 27 | 200 |
| Anthony | Apr 9 | Apr 23 | Oct 30 | 204 |
| Arcadia | Apr 4 | Apr 21 | Nov 1 | 211 |
| Argonia | Apr 12 | Apr 25 | Oct 29 | 200 |
| Arkansas City | Apr 11 | Apr 28 | Oct 27 | 199 |
| Arlington | Apr 20 | May 2 | Oct 19 | 182 |
| Arma | Apr 4 | Apr 21 | Nov 1 | 211 |
| Ashland | Apr 21 | May 4 | Oct 17 | 179 |
| Assaria | Apr 27 | May 10 | Oct 16 | 172 |
| Atchison | Apr 11 | Apr 23 | Oct 29 | 201 |
| Athol | Apr 24 | May 7 | Oct 15 | 174 |
| Atlanta | Apr 18 | May 2 | Oct 21 | 186 |
| Attica | Apr 9 | Apr 23 | Oct 30 | 204 |
| Atwood | May 2 | May 14 | Oct 8 | 159 |
| Auburn | Apr 15 | Apr 30 | Oct 21 | 189 |
| Augusta | Apr 18 | May 2 | Oct 21 | 186 |
| Aurora | Apr 18 | May 2 | Oct 19 | 184 |
| Axtell | Apr 22 | May 2 | Oct 13 | 174 |
| Baldwin City | Apr 12 | Apr 24 | Oct 28 | 199 |
| Barnard | Apr 28 | May 9 | Oct 15 | 170 |
| Barnes | Apr 24 | May 8 | Oct 14 | 173 |
| Bartlett | Apr 15 | Apr 30 | Oct 24 | 192 |
| Basehor | Apr 16 | May 1 | Oct 22 | 189 |
| Bassett | Apr 8 | Apr 24 | Oct 26 | 201 |
| Baxter Springs | Apr 5 | Apr 22 | Oct 31 | 209 |
| Bazine | Apr 29 | May 10 | Oct 14 | 168 |
| Beattie | Apr 20 | May 3 | Oct 18 | 181 |
| Bel Aire | Apr 10 | Apr 27 | Oct 27 | 200 |
| Belle Plaine | Apr 14 | Apr 30 | Oct 22 | 191 |
| Belleville | Apr 22 | May 5 | Oct 17 | 178 |
| Beloit | Apr 19 | May 2 | Oct 19 | 183 |
| Belpre | Apr 20 | May 4 | Oct 20 | 183 |
| Belvue | Apr 18 | May 2 | Oct 19 | 184 |
| Benedict | Apr 12 | Apr 26 | Oct 26 | 197 |
| Bennington | Apr 20 | May 3 | Oct 19 | 182 |
| Bentley | Apr 14 | Apr 27 | Oct 25 | 194 |
| Benton | Apr 10 | Apr 27 | Oct 27 | 200 |
| Bern | Apr 22 | May 7 | Oct 15 | 176 |
| Beverly | Apr 28 | May 9 | Oct 15 | 170 |
| Bird City | May 4 | May 17 | Oct 12 | 161 |
| Bison | Apr 30 | May 11 | Oct 10 | 163 |
| Blue Mound | Apr 13 | May 1 | Oct 23 | 193 |
| Blue Rapids | Apr 25 | May 9 | Oct 13 | 171 |
| Bluff City | Apr 9 | Apr 23 | Oct 30 | 204 |
| Bogue | Apr 27 | May 10 | Oct 14 | 170 |
| Bonner Springs | Apr 16 | May 1 | Oct 22 | 189 |
| Brewster | May 9 | May 25 | Oct 4 | 148 |
| Bronson | Apr 15 | May 2 | Oct 22 | 190 |
| Brookville | Apr 19 | May 2 | Oct 23 | 187 |
| Brownell | Apr 29 | May 10 | Oct 13 | 167 |
| Bucklin | Apr 21 | May 3 | Oct 22 | 184 |
| Buffalo | Apr 10 | Apr 26 | Oct 28 | 201 |
| Buhler | Apr 21 | May 4 | Oct 18 | 180 |
| Bunker Hill | Apr 22 | May 3 | Oct 19 | 180 |
| Burden | Apr 16 | May 1 | Oct 22 | 189 |
| Burdett | Apr 25 | May 6 | Oct 18 | 176 |
| Burlingame | Apr 13 | Apr 28 | Oct 26 | 196 |
| Burlington | Apr 11 | Apr 28 | Oct 26 | 198 |
| Burns | Apr 22 | May 6 | Oct 17 | 178 |
| Burr Oak | Apr 30 | May 10 | Oct 8 | 161 |
| Burrton | Apr 21 | May 4 | Oct 18 | 180 |
| Bushong | Apr 16 | Apr 30 | Oct 23 | 190 |
| Bushton | Apr 23 | May 5 | Oct 16 | 176 |
| Byers | Apr 20 | May 2 | Oct 20 | 183 |
| Caldwell | Apr 15 | Apr 30 | Oct 29 | 197 |
| Cambridge | Apr 17 | Apr 30 | Oct 22 | 188 |
| Caney | Apr 6 | Apr 21 | Nov 1 | 209 |
| Canton | Apr 18 | May 1 | Oct 24 | 189 |
| Carbondale | Apr 15 | Apr 30 | Oct 21 | 189 |
| Carlton | Apr 27 | May 10 | Oct 16 | 172 |
| Cassoday | Apr 18 | May 2 | Oct 22 | 187 |
| Cawker City | Apr 29 | May 13 | Oct 15 | 169 |
| Cedar | Apr 30 | May 12 | Oct 7 | 160 |
| Cedar Point | Apr 22 | May 6 | Oct 17 | 178 |
| Cedar Vale | Apr 9 | Apr 27 | Oct 27 | 201 |
| Centralia | Apr 19 | May 3 | Oct 19 | 183 |
| Chanute | Apr 10 | Apr 26 | Oct 28 | 201 |
| Chapman | Apr 17 | Apr 30 | Oct 20 | 186 |
| Chase | Apr 15 | Apr 30 | Oct 23 | 191 |
| Chautauqua | Apr 9 | Apr 27 | Oct 27 | 201 |
| Cheney | Apr 12 | Apr 25 | Oct 29 | 200 |
| Cherokee | Apr 7 | Apr 24 | Oct 30 | 206 |
| Cherryvale | Apr 5 | Apr 20 | Oct 31 | 209 |
| Chetopa | Apr 5 | Apr 22 | Oct 31 | 209 |
| Cimarron | Apr 20 | May 3 | Oct 20 | 183 |
| Circleville | Apr 24 | May 7 | Oct 14 | 173 |
| Claflin | Apr 24 | May 7 | Oct 15 | 174 |
| Clay Center | Apr 19 | May 2 | Oct 19 | 183 |
| Clayton | May 1 | May 15 | Oct 12 | 164 |
| Clearwater | Apr 14 | Apr 30 | Oct 22 | 191 |
| Clifton | Apr 19 | May 2 | Oct 19 | 183 |
| Climax | Apr 17 | Apr 30 | Oct 22 | 188 |
| Clyde | Apr 18 | May 2 | Oct 19 | 184 |
| Coats | Apr 20 | May 2 | Oct 20 | 183 |
| Coffeyville | Apr 6 | Apr 21 | Nov 1 | 209 |
| Colby | May 2 | May 15 | Oct 9 | 160 |
| Coldwater | Apr 13 | Apr 28 | Oct 27 | 197 |
| Collyer | Apr 24 | May 7 | Oct 18 | 177 |
| Colony | Apr 8 | Apr 24 | Oct 26 | 201 |
| Columbus | Apr 5 | Apr 22 | Oct 31 | 209 |
| Colwich | Apr 8 | Apr 25 | Oct 27 | 202 |
| Concordia | Apr 18 | May 2 | Oct 19 | 184 |
| Conway Springs | Apr 12 | Apr 25 | Oct 29 | 200 |
| Coolidge | May 1 | May 14 | Oct 12 | 164 |
| Copeland | Apr 23 | May 6 | Oct 20 | 180 |
| Corning | Apr 19 | May 3 | Oct 19 | 183 |
| Cottonwood Falls | Apr 19 | May 3 | Oct 18 | 182 |
| Council Grove | Apr 11 | Apr 27 | Oct 25 | 197 |
| Courtland | Apr 17 | Apr 29 | Oct 21 | 187 |
| Coyville | Apr 10 | Apr 26 | Oct 28 | 201 |
| Cuba | Apr 22 | May 5 | Oct 17 | 178 |
| Cullison | Apr 20 | May 2 | Oct 20 | 183 |
| Culver | Apr 20 | May 3 | Oct 19 | 182 |
| Cunningham | Apr 15 | Apr 30 | Oct 21 | 189 |
| Damar | Apr 30 | May 13 | Oct 12 | 165 |
| Danville | Apr 12 | Apr 25 | Oct 29 | 200 |
| De Soto | Apr 16 | May 1 | Oct 22 | 189 |
| Dearing | Apr 6 | Apr 21 | Nov 1 | 209 |
| Deerfield | Apr 18 | May 1 | Oct 23 | 188 |
| Delia | Apr 24 | May 7 | Oct 14 | 173 |
| Delphos | Apr 20 | May 3 | Oct 19 | 182 |
| Denison | Apr 10 | Apr 25 | Oct 29 | 202 |
| Denton | Apr 11 | Apr 23 | Oct 29 | 201 |
| Derby | Apr 14 | Apr 30 | Oct 22 | 191 |
| Dexter | Apr 6 | Apr 23 | Oct 30 | 207 |
| Dighton | Apr 28 | May 10 | Oct 15 | 170 |
| Dodge City | Apr 21 | May 4 | Oct 20 | 182 |
| Dorrance | Apr 22 | May 3 | Oct 19 | 180 |
| Douglass | Apr 18 | May 2 | Oct 21 | 186 |
| Downs | Apr 29 | May 13 | Oct 15 | 169 |
| Dresden | Apr 20 | May 5 | Oct 20 | 183 |
| Dunlap | Apr 15 | Apr 30 | Oct 23 | 191 |
| Durham | Apr 8 | Apr 25 | Oct 30 | 205 |
| Dwight | Apr 11 | Apr 27 | Oct 25 | 197 |
| Earlton | Apr 10 | Apr 26 | Oct 28 | 201 |
| Eastborough | Apr 10 | Apr 27 | Oct 27 | 200 |
| Easton | Apr 19 | May 4 | Oct 19 | 183 |
| Edgerton | Apr 13 | Apr 29 | Oct 24 | 194 |
| Edmond | Apr 27 | May 11 | Oct 17 | 173 |
| Edna | Apr 15 | Apr 30 | Oct 24 | 192 |
| Edwardsville | Apr 16 | May 1 | Oct 22 | 189 |
| Effingham | Apr 18 | May 2 | Oct 17 | 182 |
| El Dorado | Apr 13 | Apr 27 | Oct 25 | 195 |
| Elbing | Apr 14 | Apr 27 | Oct 25 | 194 |
| Elgin | Apr 9 | Apr 27 | Oct 27 | 201 |
| Elk City | Apr 5 | Apr 23 | Oct 31 | 209 |
| Elk Falls | Apr 17 | Apr 30 | Oct 22 | 188 |
| Elkhart | Apr 19 | May 2 | Oct 23 | 187 |
| Ellinwood | Apr 18 | May 2 | Oct 21 | 186 |
| Ellis | Apr 25 | May 7 | Oct 17 | 175 |
| Ellsworth | Apr 23 | May 5 | Oct 16 | 176 |
| Elmdale | Apr 15 | May 1 | Oct 22 | 190 |
| Elsmore | Apr 8 | Apr 23 | Oct 29 | 204 |
| Elwood | Apr 19 | May 3 | Oct 17 | 181 |
| Emmett | Apr 18 | May 2 | Oct 19 | 184 |
| Emporia | Apr 15 | Apr 30 | Oct 23 | 191 |
| Englewood | Apr 13 | Apr 27 | Oct 28 | 198 |
| Ensign | Apr 23 | May 6 | Oct 20 | 180 |
| Enterprise | Apr 14 | May 1 | Oct 23 | 192 |
| Erie | Apr 8 | Apr 23 | Oct 29 | 204 |
| Esbon | Apr 30 | May 10 | Oct 8 | 161 |
| Eskridge | Apr 16 | Apr 30 | Oct 23 | 190 |
| Eudora | Apr 12 | Apr 24 | Oct 28 | 199 |
| Eureka | Apr 16 | May 1 | Oct 20 | 187 |
| Everest | Apr 18 | May 2 | Oct 17 | 182 |
| Fairview | Apr 14 | Apr 28 | Oct 22 | 191 |
| Fairway | Apr 4 | Apr 20 | Nov 2 | 212 |
| Fall River | Apr 12 | Apr 26 | Oct 26 | 197 |
| Florence | Apr 22 | May 6 | Oct 17 | 178 |
| Fontana | Apr 14 | Apr 29 | Oct 25 | 194 |
| Ford | Apr 21 | May 4 | Oct 20 | 182 |
| Formoso | Apr 17 | Apr 29 | Oct 21 | 187 |
| Fort Scott | Apr 5 | Apr 22 | Oct 28 | 206 |
| Fowler | Apr 20 | May 3 | Oct 22 | 185 |
| Frankfort | Apr 20 | May 3 | Oct 18 | 181 |
| Frederick | Apr 23 | May 5 | Oct 16 | 176 |
| Fredonia | Apr 12 | Apr 26 | Oct 26 | 197 |
| Frontenac | Apr 7 | Apr 24 | Oct 30 | 206 |
| Fulton | Apr 15 | May 2 | Oct 22 | 190 |
| Galatia | Apr 30 | May 11 | Oct 10 | 163 |
| Galena | Apr 9 | Apr 26 | Oct 27 | 201 |
| Galesburg | Apr 11 | Apr 26 | Oct 26 | 198 |
| Galva | Apr 18 | May 1 | Oct 24 | 189 |
| Garden City | Apr 28 | May 9 | Oct 17 | 172 |
| Garden Plain | Apr 8 | Apr 25 | Oct 27 | 202 |
| Gardner | Apr 13 | Apr 29 | Oct 24 | 194 |
| Garfield | Apr 16 | Apr 30 | Oct 27 | 194 |
| Garnett | Apr 17 | May 1 | Oct 22 | 188 |
| Gas | Apr 8 | Apr 24 | Oct 26 | 201 |
| Gaylord | Apr 29 | May 11 | Oct 12 | 166 |
| Gem | May 2 | May 15 | Oct 9 | 160 |
| Geneseo | Apr 19 | May 2 | Oct 23 | 187 |
| Geuda Springs | Apr 11 | Apr 28 | Oct 27 | 199 |
| Girard | Apr 4 | Apr 21 | Nov 1 | 211 |
| Glade | Apr 26 | May 7 | Oct 16 | 173 |
| Glasco | Apr 21 | May 5 | Oct 19 | 181 |
| Glen Elder | Apr 29 | May 13 | Oct 15 | 169 |
| Goddard | Apr 8 | Apr 25 | Oct 27 | 202 |
| Goessel | Apr 14 | Apr 27 | Oct 25 | 194 |
| Goff | Apr 19 | May 3 | Oct 19 | 183 |
| Goodland | May 2 | May 16 | Oct 11 | 162 |
| Gorham | Apr 22 | May 6 | Oct 17 | 178 |
| Gove City | Apr 28 | May 10 | Oct 15 | 170 |
| Grainfield | Apr 24 | May 7 | Oct 18 | 177 |
| Grandview Plaza | Apr 12 | Apr 29 | Oct 26 | 197 |
| Great Bend | Apr 24 | May 7 | Oct 15 | 174 |
| Greeley | Apr 17 | May 1 | Oct 22 | 188 |
| Greeley County | May 2 | May 16 | Oct 11 | 162 |
| Green | Apr 19 | May 2 | Oct 19 | 183 |
| Greenleaf | Apr 24 | May 8 | Oct 14 | 173 |
| Greensburg | Apr 21 | May 3 | Oct 22 | 184 |
| Grenola | Apr 17 | Apr 30 | Oct 22 | 188 |
| Gridley | Apr 11 | Apr 28 | Oct 26 | 198 |
| Grinnell | Apr 24 | May 7 | Oct 18 | 177 |
| Gypsum | Apr 27 | May 10 | Oct 16 | 172 |
| Haddam | Apr 24 | May 8 | Oct 14 | 173 |
| Halstead | Apr 14 | Apr 27 | Oct 25 | 194 |
| Hamilton | Apr 16 | May 1 | Oct 20 | 187 |
| Hamlin | Apr 14 | Apr 28 | Oct 22 | 191 |
| Hanover | Apr 24 | May 8 | Oct 14 | 173 |
| Hanston | Apr 25 | May 6 | Oct 18 | 176 |
| Hardtner | Apr 8 | Apr 24 | Oct 31 | 206 |
| Harper | Apr 9 | Apr 23 | Oct 30 | 204 |
| Hartford | Apr 12 | Apr 27 | Oct 23 | 194 |
| Harveyville | Apr 16 | Apr 30 | Oct 23 | 190 |
| Havana | Apr 9 | Apr 27 | Oct 27 | 201 |
| Haven | Apr 20 | May 2 | Oct 19 | 182 |
| Havensville | Apr 19 | May 3 | Oct 19 | 183 |
| Haviland | Apr 21 | May 3 | Oct 22 | 184 |
| Hays | Apr 25 | May 8 | Oct 15 | 173 |
| Haysville | Apr 14 | Apr 30 | Oct 22 | 191 |
| Hazelton | Apr 8 | Apr 24 | Oct 31 | 206 |
| Hepler | Apr 4 | Apr 21 | Nov 1 | 211 |
| Herington | Apr 24 | May 8 | Oct 14 | 173 |
| Herndon | May 2 | May 14 | Oct 8 | 159 |
| Hesston | Apr 14 | Apr 27 | Oct 25 | 194 |
| Hiawatha | Apr 14 | Apr 28 | Oct 22 | 191 |
| Highland | Apr 19 | May 5 | Oct 19 | 183 |
| Hill City | Apr 29 | May 11 | Oct 13 | 167 |
| Hillsboro | Apr 8 | Apr 25 | Oct 30 | 205 |
| Hoisington | Apr 24 | May 7 | Oct 15 | 174 |
| Holcomb | Apr 28 | May 9 | Oct 17 | 172 |
| Hollenberg | Apr 24 | May 8 | Oct 14 | 173 |
| Holton | Apr 24 | May 7 | Oct 14 | 173 |
| Holyrood | Apr 23 | May 5 | Oct 16 | 176 |
| Hope | Apr 24 | May 8 | Oct 14 | 173 |
| Horace | May 2 | May 16 | Oct 11 | 162 |
| Horton | Apr 18 | May 2 | Oct 17 | 182 |
| Howard | Apr 17 | Apr 30 | Oct 22 | 188 |
| Hoxie | Apr 20 | May 5 | Oct 20 | 183 |
| Hoyt | Apr 10 | Apr 25 | Oct 29 | 202 |
| Hudson | Apr 18 | May 2 | Oct 21 | 186 |
| Hugoton | Apr 20 | May 2 | Oct 22 | 185 |
| Humboldt | Apr 11 | Apr 29 | Oct 27 | 199 |
| Hunnewell | Apr 15 | Apr 30 | Oct 29 | 197 |
| Hunter | Apr 29 | May 13 | Oct 15 | 169 |
| Huron | Apr 11 | Apr 23 | Oct 29 | 201 |
| Hutchinson | Apr 18 | May 2 | Oct 21 | 186 |
| Independence | Apr 5 | Apr 23 | Oct 31 | 209 |
| Ingalls | Apr 27 | May 9 | Oct 15 | 171 |
| Inman | Apr 18 | May 2 | Oct 21 | 186 |
| Iola | Apr 8 | Apr 24 | Oct 26 | 201 |
| Isabel | Apr 13 | Apr 29 | Oct 23 | 193 |
| Iuka | Apr 20 | May 2 | Oct 20 | 183 |
| Jamestown | Apr 21 | May 5 | Oct 19 | 181 |
| Jennings | Apr 30 | May 14 | Oct 11 | 164 |
| Jetmore | Apr 25 | May 6 | Oct 18 | 176 |
| Jewell | Apr 30 | May 14 | Oct 14 | 167 |
| Johnson City | Apr 19 | May 3 | Oct 23 | 187 |
| Junction City | Apr 12 | Apr 29 | Oct 26 | 197 |
| Kanopolis | Apr 23 | May 5 | Oct 16 | 176 |
| Kanorado | May 6 | May 19 | Oct 9 | 156 |
| Kansas City | Apr 16 | May 1 | Oct 22 | 189 |
| Kechi | Apr 10 | Apr 27 | Oct 27 | 200 |
| Kensington | Apr 24 | May 7 | Oct 15 | 174 |
| Kincaid | Apr 17 | May 1 | Oct 22 | 188 |
| Kingman | Apr 15 | Apr 30 | Oct 21 | 189 |
| Kinsley | Apr 20 | May 4 | Oct 20 | 183 |
| Kiowa | Apr 8 | Apr 24 | Oct 31 | 206 |
| Kirwin | Apr 30 | May 12 | Oct 7 | 160 |
| Kismet | Apr 20 | May 3 | Oct 24 | 187 |
| La Crosse | Apr 30 | May 11 | Oct 10 | 163 |
| La Cygne | Apr 13 | May 1 | Oct 23 | 193 |
| La Harpe | Apr 8 | Apr 24 | Oct 26 | 201 |
| Labette | Apr 11 | Apr 26 | Oct 26 | 198 |
| Lake Quivira | Apr 16 | May 1 | Oct 22 | 189 |
| Lakin | Apr 18 | May 1 | Oct 23 | 188 |
| Lancaster | Apr 11 | Apr 23 | Oct 29 | 201 |
| Lane | Apr 14 | Apr 29 | Oct 25 | 194 |
| Langdon | Apr 20 | May 2 | Oct 19 | 182 |
| Lansing | Apr 19 | May 4 | Oct 19 | 183 |
| Larned | Apr 16 | Apr 30 | Oct 27 | 194 |
| Latham | Apr 18 | May 2 | Oct 21 | 186 |
| Latimer | Apr 24 | May 8 | Oct 14 | 173 |
| Lawrence | Apr 12 | Apr 24 | Oct 28 | 199 |
| Leavenworth | Apr 12 | Apr 25 | Oct 27 | 198 |
| Leawood | Apr 8 | Apr 23 | Oct 29 | 204 |
| Lebanon | Apr 24 | May 7 | Oct 15 | 174 |
| Lebo | Apr 8 | Apr 22 | Oct 30 | 205 |
| Lecompton | Apr 15 | May 1 | Oct 22 | 190 |
| Lehigh | Apr 8 | Apr 25 | Oct 30 | 205 |
| Lenexa | Apr 10 | Apr 24 | Oct 29 | 202 |
| Lenora | Apr 27 | May 11 | Oct 17 | 173 |
| Leon | Apr 13 | Apr 27 | Oct 25 | 195 |
| Leona | Apr 14 | Apr 28 | Oct 22 | 191 |
| Leonardville | Apr 19 | May 2 | Oct 19 | 183 |
| Leoti | May 2 | May 16 | Oct 12 | 163 |
| LeRoy | Apr 11 | Apr 28 | Oct 26 | 198 |
| Lewis | Apr 20 | May 4 | Oct 20 | 183 |
| Liberal | Apr 20 | May 3 | Oct 24 | 187 |
| Liberty | Apr 6 | Apr 24 | Oct 29 | 206 |
| Liebenthal | Apr 30 | May 11 | Oct 10 | 163 |
| Lincoln Center | Apr 28 | May 9 | Oct 15 | 170 |
| Lincolnville | Apr 8 | Apr 25 | Oct 30 | 205 |
| Lindsborg | Apr 27 | May 10 | Oct 16 | 172 |
| Linn | Apr 24 | May 8 | Oct 14 | 173 |
| Linn Valley | Apr 13 | May 1 | Oct 23 | 193 |
| Linwood | Apr 16 | May 1 | Oct 22 | 189 |
| Little River | Apr 19 | May 2 | Oct 23 | 187 |
| Logan | Apr 27 | May 11 | Oct 17 | 173 |
| Lone Elm | Apr 17 | May 1 | Oct 22 | 188 |
| Long Island | Apr 26 | May 7 | Oct 16 | 173 |
| Longford | Apr 19 | May 2 | Oct 19 | 183 |
| Longton | Apr 12 | Apr 26 | Oct 26 | 197 |
| Lorraine | Apr 23 | May 5 | Oct 16 | 176 |
| Lost Springs | Apr 24 | May 8 | Oct 14 | 173 |
| Louisburg | Apr 13 | Apr 28 | Oct 21 | 191 |
| Louisville | Apr 18 | May 2 | Oct 19 | 184 |
| Lucas | Apr 21 | May 2 | Oct 17 | 179 |
| Luray | Apr 21 | May 2 | Oct 17 | 179 |
| Lyndon | Apr 8 | Apr 22 | Oct 31 | 206 |
| Lyons | Apr 15 | Apr 30 | Oct 23 | 191 |
| Macksville | Apr 16 | Apr 30 | Oct 27 | 194 |
| Madison | Apr 12 | Apr 27 | Oct 23 | 194 |
| Mahaska | Apr 25 | May 7 | Oct 15 | 173 |
| Maize | Apr 8 | Apr 25 | Oct 27 | 202 |
| Manchester | Apr 19 | May 2 | Oct 19 | 183 |
| Manhattan | Apr 16 | May 1 | Oct 19 | 186 |
| Mankato | Apr 30 | May 14 | Oct 14 | 167 |
| Manter | Apr 19 | May 3 | Oct 23 | 187 |
| Maple Hill | Apr 16 | Apr 30 | Oct 23 | 190 |
| Mapleton | Apr 15 | May 2 | Oct 22 | 190 |
| Marion | Apr 8 | Apr 25 | Oct 30 | 205 |
| Marquette | Apr 19 | May 2 | Oct 23 | 187 |
| Marysville | Apr 25 | May 9 | Oct 13 | 171 |
| Matfield Green | Apr 18 | May 2 | Oct 22 | 187 |
| Mayetta | Apr 24 | May 7 | Oct 14 | 173 |
| Mayfield | Apr 15 | Apr 30 | Oct 29 | 197 |
| McCracken | Apr 29 | May 10 | Oct 13 | 167 |
| McCune | Apr 4 | Apr 21 | Nov 1 | 211 |
| McDonald | May 4 | May 17 | Oct 12 | 161 |
| McFarland | Apr 18 | May 2 | Oct 19 | 184 |
| McLouth | Apr 16 | Apr 29 | Oct 22 | 189 |
| McPherson | Apr 18 | May 1 | Oct 24 | 189 |
| Meade | Apr 20 | May 3 | Oct 22 | 185 |
| Medicine Lodge | Apr 13 | Apr 29 | Oct 23 | 193 |
| Melvern | Apr 8 | Apr 22 | Oct 30 | 205 |
| Menlo | Apr 20 | May 5 | Oct 20 | 183 |
| Meriden | Apr 10 | Apr 25 | Oct 29 | 202 |
| Merriam | Apr 4 | Apr 20 | Nov 2 | 212 |
| Milan | Apr 15 | Apr 30 | Oct 29 | 197 |
| Milford | Apr 12 | Apr 29 | Oct 26 | 197 |
| Miltonvale | Apr 18 | May 2 | Oct 19 | 184 |
| Minneapolis | Apr 20 | May 3 | Oct 19 | 182 |
| Minneola | Apr 21 | May 4 | Oct 17 | 179 |
| Mission | Apr 4 | Apr 20 | Nov 2 | 212 |
| Mission Hills | Apr 4 | Apr 20 | Nov 2 | 212 |
| Mission Woods | Apr 4 | Apr 20 | Nov 2 | 212 |
| Moline | Apr 17 | Apr 30 | Oct 22 | 188 |
| Montezuma | Apr 23 | May 6 | Oct 20 | 180 |
| Moran | Apr 8 | Apr 24 | Oct 26 | 201 |
| Morganville | Apr 19 | May 2 | Oct 19 | 183 |
| Morland | Apr 27 | May 10 | Oct 14 | 170 |
| Morrill | Apr 14 | Apr 28 | Oct 22 | 191 |
| Morrowville | Apr 24 | May 8 | Oct 14 | 173 |
| Moscow | Apr 23 | May 5 | Oct 21 | 181 |
| Mound City | Apr 13 | May 1 | Oct 23 | 193 |
| Mound Valley | Apr 15 | Apr 30 | Oct 24 | 192 |
| Moundridge | Apr 18 | May 1 | Oct 24 | 189 |
| Mount Hope | Apr 8 | Apr 25 | Oct 27 | 202 |
| Mulberry | Apr 6 | Apr 23 | Oct 24 | 201 |
| Mullinville | Apr 21 | May 3 | Oct 22 | 184 |
| Mulvane | Apr 14 | Apr 30 | Oct 22 | 191 |
| Munden | Apr 22 | May 5 | Oct 17 | 178 |
| Muscotah | Apr 18 | May 2 | Oct 17 | 182 |
| Narka | Apr 22 | May 5 | Oct 17 | 178 |
| Nashville | Apr 13 | Apr 29 | Oct 23 | 193 |
| Natoma | Apr 23 | May 6 | Oct 20 | 180 |
| Neodesha | Apr 12 | Apr 26 | Oct 26 | 197 |
| Neosho Falls | Apr 8 | Apr 24 | Oct 26 | 201 |
| Neosho Rapids | Apr 12 | Apr 27 | Oct 23 | 194 |
| Ness City | Apr 29 | May 10 | Oct 14 | 168 |
| Netawaka | Apr 18 | May 2 | Oct 17 | 182 |
| New Albany | Apr 12 | Apr 26 | Oct 26 | 197 |
| New Cambria | Apr 18 | May 1 | Oct 23 | 188 |
| New Strawn | Apr 11 | Apr 28 | Oct 26 | 198 |
| Newton | Apr 14 | Apr 27 | Oct 25 | 194 |
| Nickerson | Apr 15 | Apr 30 | Oct 23 | 191 |
| Niotaze | Apr 9 | Apr 27 | Oct 27 | 201 |
| Norcatur | May 1 | May 15 | Oct 12 | 164 |
| North Newton | Apr 14 | Apr 27 | Oct 25 | 194 |
| Norton | May 1 | May 15 | Oct 12 | 164 |
| Nortonville | Apr 10 | Apr 25 | Oct 29 | 202 |
| Norwich | Apr 12 | Apr 25 | Oct 29 | 200 |
| Oak Hill | Apr 19 | May 2 | Oct 19 | 183 |
| Oakley | May 6 | May 18 | Oct 9 | 156 |
| Oberlin | Apr 30 | May 14 | Oct 11 | 164 |
| Offerle | Apr 20 | May 4 | Oct 20 | 183 |
| Ogden | Apr 21 | May 6 | Oct 16 | 178 |
| Oketo | Apr 25 | May 9 | Oct 13 | 171 |
| Olathe | Apr 13 | Apr 29 | Oct 24 | 194 |
| Olivet | Apr 8 | Apr 22 | Oct 30 | 205 |
| Olmitz | Apr 24 | May 7 | Oct 15 | 174 |
| Olpe | Apr 12 | Apr 27 | Oct 23 | 194 |
| Olsburg | Apr 22 | May 5 | Oct 20 | 181 |
| Onaga | Apr 19 | May 3 | Oct 19 | 183 |
| Oneida | Apr 22 | May 2 | Oct 13 | 174 |
| Osage City | Apr 13 | Apr 28 | Oct 26 | 196 |
| Osawatomie | Apr 14 | Apr 29 | Oct 25 | 194 |
| Osborne | Apr 29 | May 11 | Oct 12 | 166 |
| Oskaloosa | Apr 16 | Apr 29 | Oct 22 | 189 |
| Oswego | Apr 11 | Apr 26 | Oct 26 | 198 |
| Otis | Apr 30 | May 11 | Oct 10 | 163 |
| Ottawa | Apr 18 | May 1 | Oct 20 | 185 |
| Overbrook | Apr 8 | Apr 22 | Oct 31 | 206 |
| Overland Park | Apr 10 | Apr 24 | Oct 29 | 202 |
| Oxford | Apr 11 | Apr 28 | Oct 27 | 199 |
| Ozawkie | Apr 13 | Apr 30 | Oct 24 | 194 |
| Palco | Apr 23 | May 6 | Oct 20 | 180 |
| Palmer | Apr 24 | May 8 | Oct 14 | 173 |
| Paola | Apr 13 | Apr 28 | Oct 21 | 191 |
| Paradise | Apr 22 | May 6 | Oct 17 | 178 |
| Park | Apr 24 | May 7 | Oct 18 | 177 |
| Park City | Apr 10 | Apr 27 | Oct 27 | 200 |
| Parker | Apr 14 | Apr 29 | Oct 25 | 194 |
| Parkerfield | Apr 11 | Apr 28 | Oct 27 | 199 |
| Parkerville | Apr 24 | May 8 | Oct 14 | 173 |
| Parsons | Apr 11 | Apr 26 | Oct 26 | 198 |
| Partridge | Apr 20 | May 2 | Oct 19 | 182 |
| Pawnee Rock | Apr 22 | May 4 | Oct 22 | 183 |
| Paxico | Apr 16 | Apr 30 | Oct 23 | 190 |
| Peabody | Apr 22 | May 6 | Oct 17 | 178 |
| Penalosa | Apr 15 | Apr 30 | Oct 21 | 189 |
| Perry | Apr 13 | Apr 30 | Oct 24 | 194 |
| Peru | Apr 9 | Apr 27 | Oct 27 | 201 |
| Phillipsburg | Apr 26 | May 7 | Oct 16 | 173 |
| Pittsburg | Apr 7 | Apr 24 | Oct 30 | 206 |
| Plains | Apr 20 | May 3 | Oct 22 | 185 |
| Plainville | Apr 23 | May 6 | Oct 20 | 180 |
| Pleasanton | Apr 15 | May 2 | Oct 22 | 190 |
| Plevna | Apr 15 | Apr 30 | Oct 23 | 191 |
| Pomona | Apr 8 | Apr 22 | Oct 31 | 206 |
| Portis | Apr 24 | May 7 | Oct 15 | 174 |
| Potwin | Apr 13 | Apr 27 | Oct 25 | 195 |
| Powhattan | Apr 18 | May 2 | Oct 17 | 182 |
| Prairie View | Apr 27 | May 11 | Oct 17 | 173 |
| Prairie Village | Apr 4 | Apr 20 | Nov 2 | 212 |
| Pratt | Apr 20 | May 2 | Oct 20 | 183 |
| Prescott | Apr 15 | May 2 | Oct 22 | 190 |
| Preston | Apr 20 | May 2 | Oct 20 | 183 |
| Pretty Prairie | Apr 20 | May 2 | Oct 19 | 182 |
| Princeton | Apr 18 | May 1 | Oct 20 | 185 |
| Protection | Apr 13 | Apr 28 | Oct 27 | 197 |
| Quenemo | Apr 8 | Apr 22 | Oct 31 | 206 |
| Quinter | Apr 24 | May 7 | Oct 18 | 177 |
| Radium | Apr 22 | May 4 | Oct 22 | 183 |
| Ramona | Apr 24 | May 8 | Oct 14 | 173 |
| Randall | Apr 17 | Apr 29 | Oct 21 | 187 |
| Randolph | Apr 19 | May 2 | Oct 19 | 183 |
| Ransom | Apr 29 | May 10 | Oct 13 | 167 |
| Rantoul | Apr 14 | Apr 29 | Oct 25 | 194 |
| Raymond | Apr 15 | Apr 30 | Oct 23 | 191 |
| Reading | Apr 13 | Apr 28 | Oct 26 | 196 |
| Redfield | Apr 5 | Apr 22 | Oct 28 | 206 |
| Republic | Apr 20 | May 3 | Oct 19 | 182 |
| Reserve | Apr 14 | Apr 28 | Oct 22 | 191 |
| Rexford | Apr 20 | May 5 | Oct 20 | 183 |
| Richfield | Apr 27 | May 9 | Oct 19 | 175 |
| Richmond | Apr 17 | May 1 | Oct 22 | 188 |
| Riley | Apr 22 | May 5 | Oct 20 | 181 |
| Robinson | Apr 14 | Apr 28 | Oct 22 | 191 |
| Roeland Park | Apr 4 | Apr 20 | Nov 2 | 212 |
| Rolla | Apr 27 | May 9 | Oct 19 | 175 |
| Rose Hill | Apr 14 | Apr 30 | Oct 22 | 191 |
| Roseland | Apr 5 | Apr 22 | Oct 31 | 209 |
| Rossville | Apr 16 | Apr 27 | Oct 22 | 189 |
| Rozel | Apr 16 | Apr 30 | Oct 27 | 194 |
| Rush Center | Apr 30 | May 11 | Oct 10 | 163 |
| Russell | Apr 22 | May 6 | Oct 17 | 178 |
| Russell Springs | Apr 30 | May 15 | Oct 14 | 167 |
| Sabetha | Apr 14 | Apr 28 | Oct 22 | 191 |
| Salina | Apr 18 | May 1 | Oct 23 | 188 |
| Satanta | Apr 23 | May 5 | Oct 21 | 181 |
| Savonburg | Apr 8 | Apr 23 | Oct 29 | 204 |
| Sawyer | Apr 20 | May 2 | Oct 20 | 183 |
| Scammon | Apr 5 | Apr 22 | Oct 31 | 209 |
| Scandia | Apr 17 | Apr 29 | Oct 21 | 187 |
| Schoenchen | Apr 25 | May 8 | Oct 15 | 173 |
| Scott City | Apr 30 | May 13 | Oct 15 | 168 |
| Scottsville | Apr 21 | May 5 | Oct 19 | 181 |
| Scranton | Apr 13 | Apr 28 | Oct 26 | 196 |
| Sedan | Apr 9 | Apr 27 | Oct 27 | 201 |
| Sedgwick | Apr 14 | Apr 27 | Oct 25 | 194 |
| Selden | Apr 20 | May 5 | Oct 20 | 183 |
| Seneca | Apr 22 | May 2 | Oct 13 | 174 |
| Severance | Apr 11 | Apr 23 | Oct 29 | 201 |
| Severy | Apr 17 | Apr 30 | Oct 22 | 188 |
| Seward | Apr 18 | May 2 | Oct 21 | 186 |
| Sharon | Apr 13 | Apr 29 | Oct 23 | 193 |
| Sharon Springs | Apr 28 | May 9 | Oct 15 | 170 |
| Shawnee | Apr 16 | May 1 | Oct 22 | 189 |
| Silver Lake | Apr 16 | Apr 27 | Oct 22 | 189 |
| Simpson | Apr 19 | May 2 | Oct 19 | 183 |
| Smith Center | Apr 24 | May 7 | Oct 15 | 174 |
| Smolan | Apr 18 | May 1 | Oct 23 | 188 |
| Soldier | Apr 24 | May 7 | Oct 14 | 173 |
| Solomon | Apr 14 | May 1 | Oct 23 | 192 |
| South Haven | Apr 15 | Apr 30 | Oct 29 | 197 |
| South Hutchinson | Apr 18 | May 2 | Oct 21 | 186 |
| Spearville | Apr 21 | May 4 | Oct 20 | 182 |
| Speed | Apr 26 | May 7 | Oct 16 | 173 |
| Spivey | Apr 15 | Apr 30 | Oct 21 | 189 |
| Spring Hill | Apr 9 | Apr 23 | Oct 31 | 205 |
| St. Francis | Apr 30 | May 15 | Oct 10 | 163 |
| St. George | Apr 18 | May 2 | Oct 19 | 184 |
| St. John | Apr 18 | May 2 | Oct 21 | 186 |
| St. Marys | Apr 18 | May 2 | Oct 19 | 184 |
| St. Paul | Apr 11 | Apr 26 | Oct 26 | 198 |
| Stafford | Apr 18 | May 2 | Oct 21 | 186 |
| Stark | Apr 8 | Apr 23 | Oct 29 | 204 |
| Sterling | Apr 15 | Apr 30 | Oct 23 | 191 |
| Stockton | Apr 30 | May 13 | Oct 12 | 165 |
| Strong City | Apr 15 | May 1 | Oct 22 | 190 |
| Sublette | Apr 23 | May 5 | Oct 21 | 181 |
| Summerfield | Apr 20 | May 3 | Oct 18 | 181 |
| Sun City | Apr 25 | May 7 | Oct 15 | 173 |
| Susank | Apr 24 | May 7 | Oct 15 | 174 |
| Sylvan Grove | Apr 21 | May 2 | Oct 17 | 179 |
| Sylvia | Apr 18 | May 2 | Oct 21 | 186 |
| Syracuse | May 1 | May 14 | Oct 10 | 162 |
| Tampa | Apr 8 | Apr 25 | Oct 30 | 205 |
| Tescott | Apr 20 | May 3 | Oct 19 | 182 |
| Thayer | Apr 10 | Apr 28 | Oct 26 | 199 |
| The Highlands | Apr 18 | May 2 | Oct 21 | 186 |
| Timken | Apr 30 | May 11 | Oct 10 | 163 |
| Tipton | Apr 29 | May 13 | Oct 15 | 169 |
| Tonganoxie | Apr 21 | May 6 | Oct 17 | 179 |
| Topeka | Apr 16 | Apr 27 | Oct 22 | 189 |
| Toronto | Apr 10 | Apr 26 | Oct 28 | 201 |
| Towanda | Apr 13 | Apr 27 | Oct 25 | 195 |
| Tribune | May 2 | May 16 | Oct 11 | 162 |
| Troy | Apr 19 | May 5 | Oct 19 | 183 |
| Turon | Apr 20 | May 2 | Oct 20 | 183 |
| Tyro | Apr 6 | Apr 21 | Nov 1 | 209 |
| Udall | Apr 16 | May 1 | Oct 22 | 189 |
| Ulysses | Apr 28 | May 10 | Oct 16 | 171 |
| Uniontown | Apr 5 | Apr 22 | Oct 28 | 206 |
| Utica | Apr 29 | May 10 | Oct 13 | 167 |
| Valley Center | Apr 10 | Apr 27 | Oct 27 | 200 |
| Valley Falls | Apr 10 | Apr 25 | Oct 29 | 202 |
| Vermillion | Apr 20 | May 3 | Oct 18 | 181 |
| Victoria | Apr 19 | May 2 | Oct 22 | 186 |
| Vining | Apr 19 | May 2 | Oct 19 | 183 |
| Viola | Apr 11 | Apr 26 | Oct 29 | 201 |
| Virgil | Apr 16 | May 1 | Oct 20 | 187 |
| WaKeeney | Apr 23 | May 7 | Oct 18 | 178 |
| Wakefield | Apr 12 | Apr 29 | Oct 26 | 197 |
| Waldo | Apr 22 | May 6 | Oct 17 | 178 |
| Waldron | Apr 8 | Apr 24 | Oct 31 | 206 |
| Wallace | Apr 30 | May 14 | Oct 10 | 163 |
| Walnut | Apr 4 | Apr 21 | Nov 1 | 211 |
| Walton | Apr 14 | Apr 27 | Oct 25 | 194 |
| Wamego | Apr 18 | May 2 | Oct 19 | 184 |
| Washington | Apr 24 | May 8 | Oct 14 | 173 |
| Waterville | Apr 25 | May 9 | Oct 13 | 171 |
| Wathena | Apr 19 | May 3 | Oct 17 | 181 |
| Waverly | Apr 11 | Apr 28 | Oct 26 | 198 |
| Webber | Apr 20 | May 3 | Oct 19 | 182 |
| Weir | Apr 7 | Apr 24 | Oct 30 | 206 |
| Wellington | Apr 15 | Apr 30 | Oct 29 | 197 |
| Wellsville | Apr 9 | Apr 23 | Oct 31 | 205 |
| West Mineral | Apr 5 | Apr 22 | Oct 31 | 209 |
| Westmoreland | Apr 18 | May 2 | Oct 19 | 184 |
| Westphalia | Apr 11 | Apr 28 | Oct 26 | 198 |
| Westwood | Apr 4 | Apr 20 | Nov 2 | 212 |
| Westwood Hills | Apr 4 | Apr 20 | Nov 2 | 212 |
| Wetmore | Apr 24 | May 7 | Oct 14 | 173 |
| Wheaton | Apr 19 | May 3 | Oct 19 | 183 |
| White City | Apr 24 | May 8 | Oct 14 | 173 |
| White Cloud | Apr 16 | Apr 30 | Oct 20 | 187 |
| Whitewater | Apr 14 | Apr 27 | Oct 25 | 194 |
| Whiting | Apr 18 | May 2 | Oct 17 | 182 |
| Wichita | Apr 11 | Apr 26 | Oct 29 | 201 |
| Willard | Apr 15 | Apr 30 | Oct 21 | 189 |
| Williamsburg | Apr 18 | May 1 | Oct 20 | 185 |
| Willis | Apr 18 | May 2 | Oct 17 | 182 |
| Willowbrook | Apr 18 | May 2 | Oct 21 | 186 |
| Wilmore | Apr 13 | Apr 28 | Oct 27 | 197 |
| Wilsey | Apr 11 | Apr 27 | Oct 25 | 197 |
| Wilson | Apr 23 | May 5 | Oct 16 | 176 |
| Winchester | Apr 16 | Apr 29 | Oct 22 | 189 |
| Windom | Apr 19 | May 2 | Oct 23 | 187 |
| Winfield | Apr 16 | May 1 | Oct 22 | 189 |
| Winona | Apr 30 | May 15 | Oct 14 | 167 |
| Woodbine | Apr 24 | May 8 | Oct 14 | 173 |
| Woodston | Apr 29 | May 11 | Oct 12 | 166 |
| Yates Center | Apr 10 | Apr 26 | Oct 28 | 201 |
| Zenda | Apr 13 | Apr 29 | Oct 23 | 193 |
| Zurich | Apr 23 | May 6 | Oct 20 | 180 |
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020. City centers from the US Census Bureau. Click a city for its nearest station and, where it has frost dates, hard-freeze dates and a vegetable planting calendar. See how we calculate.
Frequently asked questions
When is the last frost in Wichita, KS?
The average last spring frost in Wichita is April 11, and only 1 year in 10 has a frost after April 26. The average first fall frost is October 29. These come from NOAA's 1991–2020 records at the Wichita station.
When should I plant tomatoes in Kansas?
UNH Extension times tomato transplants for 1 to 2 weeks after the average last frost. In Wichita that's about Apr 18 to Apr 25; for a 9 in 10 chance of no later frost, wait until Apr 26. Look up your ZIP code for your own dates and a full vegetable planting calendar.
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