NOAA 1991–2020 freeze normals
Frost Dates in Kansas
Last and first frost at the 107 NOAA stations behind this site's Kansas pages.
At the middle station of the 107 in Kansas where a freeze comes every year, the last spring frost (50%) is April 16 and the first fall frost October 22, a freeze-free season of 188 days. The last frost is earliest at Girard (Girard, KS, April 4) and latest at Oakley (Oakley 4W, KS, May 6), 32 days apart. The season runs from 156 days at Colby to 209 at Girard.
91 of these stations were also in NOAA's previous normals, for 1981–2010. Between the two, the median station's freeze-free season grew 2 days longer and the first fall frost 3 days later; the season lengthened at 60 stations and shortened at 20. The two periods share twenty years, so the change reflects mostly 2011–2020 against 1981–1990.
Kansas places by frost date
| Place | ZIP | Last frost | First frost | Season | Winters with 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olathe | 66062 | April 10 | October 29 | 202 d | 100% |
| Olathe | 66061 | April 13 | October 24 | 193 d | 100% |
| Salina | 67401 | April 18 | October 23 | 187 d | 100% |
| Wichita | 67212 | April 8 | October 27 | 200 d | 100% |
| Manhattan | 66502 | April 16 | October 19 | 185 d | 100% |
| Leavenworth | 66048 | April 19 | October 19 | 181 d | 100% |
| Garden City | 67846 | April 28 | October 17 | 171 d | 100% |
| Topeka | 66614 | April 15 | October 21 | 185 d | 100% |
| Wichita | 67217 | April 11 | October 29 | 199 d | 100% |
| Lawrence | 66049 | April 12 | October 28 | 199 d | 100% |
| Dodge City | 67801 | April 21 | October 20 | 179 d | 100% |
| Derby | 67037 | April 14 | October 22 | 189 d | 100% |
| Lawrence | 66044 | April 21 | October 17 | 177 d | 100% |
| Wichita | 67207 | April 10 | October 27 | 198 d | 100% |
| Kansas City | 66109 | April 16 | October 22 | 188 d | 100% |
| Emporia | 66801 | April 15 | October 23 | 190 d | 100% |
| Junction City | 66441 | April 12 | October 26 | 193 d | 100% |
| Pittsburg | 66762 | April 7 | October 30 | 203 d | 100% |
| Hutchinson | 67501 | April 18 | October 21 | 186 d | 100% |
| Hays | 67601 | April 19 | October 22 | 184 d | 100% |
| Topeka | 66604 | April 16 | October 22 | 189 d | 100% |
| Newton | 67114 | April 14 | October 25 | 193 d | 100% |
| Liberal | 67901 | April 20 | October 24 | 186 d | 100% |
| Lawrence | 66047 | April 15 | October 22 | 189 d | 100% |
| Great Bend | 67530 | April 24 | October 15 | 172 d | 100% |
| El Dorado | 67042 | April 13 | October 25 | 193 d | 100% |
| Manhattan | 66503 | April 22 | October 20 | 179 d | 100% |
| Ottawa | 66067 | April 18 | October 20 | 183 d | 100% |
| Mcpherson | 67460 | April 18 | October 24 | 187 d | 100% |
| Arkansas City | 67005 | April 11 | October 27 | 197 d | 100% |
| Winfield | 67156 | April 16 | October 22 | 189 d | 100% |
| Augusta | 67010 | April 18 | October 21 | 185 d | 100% |
| Atchison | 66002 | April 11 | October 29 | 199 d | 100% |
| Independence | 67301 | April 5 | October 31 | 208 d | 100% |
| Spring Hill | 66083 | April 9 | October 31 | 204 d | 100% |
| Paola | 66071 | April 13 | October 21 | 191 d | 100% |
| Parsons | 67357 | April 11 | October 26 | 196 d | 100% |
| Fort Scott | 66701 | April 5 | October 28 | 204 d | 100% |
| Coffeyville | 67337 | April 6 | November 1 | 208 d | 100% |
| Chanute | 66720 | April 10 | October 28 | 199 d | 100% |
| Abilene | 67410 | April 14 | October 23 | 190 d | 100% |
| Wellington | 67152 | April 15 | October 29 | 195 d | 100% |
| Topeka | 66617 | April 12 | October 23 | 191 d | 100% |
| Wamego | 66547 | April 18 | October 19 | 183 d | 100% |
| Pratt | 67124 | April 20 | October 20 | 183 d | 100% |
| Iola | 66749 | April 8 | October 26 | 200 d | 100% |
| Ulysses | 67880 | April 28 | October 16 | 171 d | 100% |
| Fort Leavenworth | 66027 | April 12 | October 27 | 196 d | 100% |
| Colby | 67701 | May 2 | October 9 | 156 d | 100% |
| Concordia | 66901 | April 18 | October 19 | 183 d | 100% |
| Holton | 66436 | April 24 | October 14 | 172 d | 100% |
| Osawatomie | 66064 | April 14 | October 25 | 192 d | 100% |
| Baxter Springs | 66713 | April 5 | October 31 | 208 d | 100% |
| Clay Center | 67432 | April 19 | October 19 | 181 d | 100% |
| Goodland | 67735 | May 2 | October 11 | 158 d | 100% |
| Lindsborg | 67456 | April 27 | October 16 | 170 d | 100% |
| Larned | 67550 | April 16 | October 27 | 190 d | 100% |
| Garnett | 66032 | April 17 | October 22 | 189 d | 100% |
| Scott City | 67871 | April 30 | October 15 | 167 d | 100% |
| Russell | 67665 | April 22 | October 17 | 176 d | 100% |
| Hiawatha | 66434 | April 14 | October 22 | 188 d | 100% |
| Hugoton | 67951 | April 20 | October 22 | 183 d | 100% |
| Girard | 66743 | April 4 | November 1 | 209 d | 100% |
| Norton | 67654 | May 1 | October 12 | 162 d | 100% |
| Lyons | 67554 | April 15 | October 23 | 190 d | 100% |
| Marysville | 66508 | April 25 | October 13 | 171 d | 100% |
| Cheney | 67025 | April 12 | October 29 | 201 d | 100% |
| Burlington | 66839 | April 11 | October 26 | 199 d | 100% |
| Kingman | 67068 | April 15 | October 21 | 187 d | 100% |
| Osage City | 66523 | April 13 | October 26 | 194 d | 100% |
| Beloit | 67420 | April 19 | October 19 | 181 d | 100% |
| Seneca | 66538 | April 22 | October 13 | 173 d | 100% |
| Hillsboro | 67063 | April 8 | October 30 | 202 d | 100% |
| La Cygne | 66040 | April 13 | October 23 | 192 d | 100% |
| Fredonia | 66736 | April 12 | October 26 | 197 d | 100% |
| Meriden | 66512 | April 10 | October 29 | 199 d | 100% |
| Ellsworth | 67439 | April 23 | October 16 | 175 d | 100% |
| Council Grove | 66846 | April 11 | October 25 | 194 d | 100% |
| Cherryvale | 67335 | April 5 | October 31 | 208 d | 100% |
| Eureka | 67045 | April 16 | October 20 | 186 d | 100% |
| Phillipsburg | 67661 | April 26 | October 16 | 172 d | 100% |
| Humboldt | 66748 | April 11 | October 27 | 195 d | 100% |
| Ellis | 67637 | April 25 | October 17 | 174 d | 100% |
| Herington | 67449 | April 24 | October 14 | 173 d | 100% |
| Oskaloosa | 66066 | April 16 | October 22 | 188 d | 100% |
| Minneapolis | 67467 | April 20 | October 19 | 181 d | 100% |
| Oakley | 67748 | May 6 | October 9 | 156 d | 100% |
| Cimarron | 67835 | April 20 | October 20 | 182 d | 100% |
| Lakin | 67860 | April 18 | October 23 | 187 d | 100% |
| Horton | 66439 | April 18 | October 17 | 180 d | 100% |
| Anthony | 67003 | April 9 | October 30 | 205 d | 100% |
| Plainville | 67663 | April 23 | October 20 | 178 d | 100% |
| Belleville | 66935 | April 22 | October 17 | 175 d | 100% |
| Perry | 66073 | April 13 | October 24 | 191 d | 100% |
| Overbrook | 66524 | April 8 | October 31 | 205 d | 100% |
| Syracuse | 67878 | May 1 | October 10 | 162 d | 100% |
| Pleasanton | 66075 | April 15 | October 22 | 188 d | 100% |
| Sublette | 67877 | April 23 | October 21 | 179 d | 100% |
| Oberlin | 67749 | April 30 | October 11 | 163 d | 100% |
| Yates Center | 66783 | April 10 | October 28 | 198 d | 100% |
| Wakeeney | 67672 | April 23 | October 18 | 175 d | 100% |
| Medicine Lodge | 67104 | April 13 | October 23 | 191 d | 100% |
| Troy | 66087 | April 19 | October 19 | 182 d | 100% |
| Haven | 67543 | April 21 | October 18 | 180 d | 100% |
| St John | 67576 | April 18 | October 21 | 185 d | 100% |
| Smith Center | 66967 | April 24 | October 15 | 173 d | 100% |
| Leoti | 67861 | May 2 | October 12 | 161 d | 100% |
50% dates from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, one row per station; a state page is published when at least 5 stations stand behind its pages. Where a freeze comes in fewer than nine winters in ten, the dates describe the winters that have one.