Frost Dates for 66535 — Saint George, Kansas

Half of springs at Wamego 4 W, KS see their last 32°F night by April 18; only one in ten is past it by April 4, and one in ten still has one after May 2. Planting tender crops after April 23 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after April 28 20%, and after May 2 10%. The 14 days between the even-odds date and the one-in-ten date is narrower than at 44% of the 110 Kansas stations behind this site's ZIP pages.

In fall the first 32°F night comes by October 19 in half of years, as early as October 3 one year in ten, and holds off past November 1 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 9 days later, around October 28; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is April 23, 9 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 183 days in a typical year, shorter than at 63% of the 110 Kansas stations; it reaches 202 days one year in ten and falls short of 163 one year in ten. On average 119 nights a year drop to 32°F or below. Nights of 36°F, when frost can still settle on leaves in low, open spots, continue 10 days longer, to about April 28, and return around October 10. Severe cold of 16°F or below comes every winter, usually between November 25 and March 9.

July is the warmest month at Wamego 4 W, KS, averaging 90°F by day and 68°F at night; January is the coldest at 39°F and 18°F. A freezing night is all but certain in every month from November to April (a 90% chance or more). From June to September the chance of a 32°F night stays under 10% each month. In spring, May still brings one in 13% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 4,040 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), fewer than at 61% of the 110 Kansas stations. 36% of them (1,447) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 899. Precipitation totals 34.9 inches a year, most in June (5.2") and least in January (0.7"); May to September bring 63% of it.

The nearest other station, Manhattan, KS, 8 miles west of Saint George, has a last frost 2 days earlier (April 16), the same first-frost date, a season 2 days longer.

The first measurable snow (0.1 inch or more) in Saint George usually arrives around December 9, and the last of the season around March 6. Those are the middle dates across the winters of 1991–2020 at Wamego 4 W, KS, 3.4 miles away: half of years saw snow earlier, half later. Every one of those winters saw snow. The last 32°F night of spring typically comes 43 days after the last snow.

ZIP 66535 is 3 miles from Wamego 4 W, KS, which stands at 1,166 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. 2 other ZIP codes share the station; its figures are presented in full for 66547 (Wamego). The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 66535 in zone 6a, the band where the coldest night of the year averaged -10 to -5°F (-23.3 to -20.6°C) over 1991–2020; a zone describes winter lows, not frost dates.