Frost Dates for 67410 — Abilene, Kansas

Half of springs at Abilene, KS see their last 32°F night by April 14; only one in ten is past it by March 30, and one in ten still has one after May 1. Planting tender crops after April 21 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after April 26 20%, and after May 1 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 23 in half of years, as early as October 8 one year in ten, and holds off past November 5 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 10 days later, around November 2; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is April 19, 12 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 190 days in a typical year, longer than at 57% of the 110 Kansas stations; it reaches 211 days one year in ten and falls short of 169 one year in ten. On average 106 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 26, and return around October 14. Severe cold of 16°F or below comes every winter, usually between November 30 and March 2.

July is the warmest month at Abilene, KS, averaging 94°F by day and 69°F at night; January is the coldest at 43°F and 22°F. A freezing night is all but certain in every month from November to March (a 90% chance or more). From June to September the chance of a 32°F night stays under 10% each month. In spring, April still brings one in 85% of years and May still brings one in 10% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 4,647 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), more than at 98% of the 110 Kansas stations. 37% of them (1,710) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 989. Precipitation totals 34.4 inches a year, most in May (5.2") and least in January (0.9"); May to September bring 61% of it.

The nearest other station, Milford Lake, KS, 20 miles northeast of Abilene, has a last frost 2 days earlier (April 12), a first frost 3 days later (October 26), a season 3 days longer.

The first measurable snow (0.1 inch or more) in Abilene usually arrives around December 11, and the last of the season around March 5. Those are the middle dates across the winters of 1991–2020 at Abilene, KS, 1.1 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 40 days after the last snow.

ZIP 67410 is 1 mile from Abilene, KS, which stands at 1,187 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 67410 in zone 6b, the band where the coldest night of the year averaged -5 to 0°F (-20.6 to -17.8°C) over 1991–2020; a zone describes winter lows, not frost dates.