Frost Dates for 67226 — Wichita, Kansas

Half of springs at Wichita Jabara Airport, KS see their last 32°F night by April 10; only one in ten is past it by March 25, and one in ten still has one after April 27. Planting tender crops after April 17 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after April 21 20%, and after April 27 10%. The 17 days between the even-odds date and the one-in-ten date is wider than at 85% of the 110 Kansas stations behind this site's ZIP pages.

In fall the first 32°F night comes by October 27 in half of years, as early as October 13 one year in ten, and holds off past November 9 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 9 days later, around November 5; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is April 14, 13 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 198 days in a typical year, longer than at 77% of the 110 Kansas stations; it reaches 219 days one year in ten and falls short of 178 one year in ten. On average 102 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 12 days longer, to about April 22, and return around October 18. Severe cold of 16°F or below comes every winter, usually between December 3 and February 28.

July is the warmest month at Wichita Jabara Airport, KS, averaging 92°F by day and 69°F at night; January is the coldest at 43°F and 23°F. A freezing night is all but certain in every month from November to March (a 90% chance or more). From May to September the chance of a 32°F night stays under 10% each month. In spring, April still brings one in 79% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 4,435 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), more than at 87% of the 110 Kansas stations. 36% of them (1,609) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 944. Precipitation totals 32.6 inches a year, most in May (5.2") and least in January (0.6"); May to September bring 63% of it.

The nearest other station, Wichita Wx, KS, 13 miles southwest of Wichita, has a last frost 2 days earlier (April 8), the same first-frost date, a season 2 days longer.

The first measurable snow (0.1 inch or more) in Wichita usually arrives around December 6, and the last of the season around March 8. Those are the middle dates across the winters of 1991–2020 at Wichita, KS, 13.3 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 33 days after the last snow.

ZIP 67226 is under a mile from Wichita Jabara Airport, KS, which stands at 1,421 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. 15 other ZIP codes share the station; its figures are presented in full for 67207 (Wichita). The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 67226 in zone 7a, the band where the coldest night of the year averaged 0 to 5°F (-17.8 to -15.0°C) over 1991–2020; a zone describes winter lows, not frost dates.