Frost dates
Frost dates in Kansas
Typical last spring frost and first fall frost for 176 weather stations across Kansas, from NOAA’s 1991–2020 climate normals.
Last spring frost
Apr 9 – Apr 30
Typical across Kansas (middle: Apr 19)
First fall frost
Oct 12 – Oct 29
Typical across Kansas (middle: Oct 20)
Your own yard can differ by weeks from the nearest town. Get frost dates for your exact spot →
By town
| Station | Last spring frost | First fall frost | Frost-free days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abilene | Apr 14 | Oct 23 | 192 |
| Alton 1 W | Apr 29 | Oct 12 | 166 |
| Anthony | Apr 9 | Oct 30 | 204 |
| Ashland | Apr 21 | Oct 17 | 179 |
| Atchison | Apr 11 | Oct 29 | 201 |
| Atwood | May 2 | Oct 8 | 159 |
| Baileyville | Apr 22 | Oct 13 | 174 |
| Belleville | Apr 22 | Oct 17 | 178 |
| Beloit | Apr 19 | Oct 19 | 183 |
| Big Hill Lake | Apr 5 | Oct 31 | 209 |
| Bison 3 NW | Apr 30 | Oct 10 | 163 |
| Bonner Springs | Apr 16 | Oct 22 | 189 |
| Brewster 4 W | May 9 | Oct 4 | 148 |
| Brownell 3 NW | Apr 29 | Oct 13 | 167 |
| Burr Oak 1 N | Apr 30 | Oct 8 | 161 |
| Cassoday 2 SE | Apr 18 | Oct 22 | 187 |
| Cedar Bluff Dam | Apr 25 | Oct 17 | 175 |
| Centralia | Apr 19 | Oct 19 | 183 |
| Chanute 4 E | Apr 8 | Oct 29 | 204 |
| Chanute Martin Johnson Airport | Apr 10 | Oct 28 | 201 |
| Chapman | Apr 17 | Oct 20 | 186 |
| Cimarron | Apr 20 | Oct 20 | 183 |
| Clay Ctr | Apr 19 | Oct 19 | 183 |
| Clinton Lake | Apr 15 | Oct 22 | 190 |
| Coffeyville Municipal Airport | Apr 6 | Oct 29 | 206 |
| Coffeyville Wtr Wks | Apr 6 | Nov 1 | 209 |
| Colby 1 SW | May 2 | Oct 9 | 160 |
| Coldwater | Apr 13 | Oct 27 | 197 |
| Columbus | Apr 5 | Oct 31 | 209 |
| Concordia 1 W | Apr 21 | Oct 19 | 181 |
| Concordia Municipal Airport | Apr 18 | Oct 19 | 184 |
| Cottonwood Falls | Apr 19 | Oct 18 | 182 |
| Council Grove Lake | Apr 11 | Oct 25 | 197 |
| Courtland | Apr 17 | Oct 21 | 187 |
| Dodge City | Apr 21 | Oct 20 | 182 |
| El Dorado | Apr 13 | Oct 25 | 195 |
| Elkhart | Apr 19 | Oct 23 | 187 |
| Ellsworth | Apr 23 | Oct 16 | 176 |
| Emporia 3 NW | Apr 15 | Oct 23 | 191 |
| Emporia Municipal Airport | Apr 12 | Oct 23 | 194 |
| Eskridge | Apr 16 | Oct 23 | 190 |
| Eureka 1 E | Apr 16 | Oct 20 | 187 |
| Florence | Apr 22 | Oct 17 | 178 |
| Fort Scott | Apr 5 | Oct 28 | 206 |
| Frankfort 6 NE | Apr 20 | Oct 18 | 181 |
| Fredonia | Apr 12 | Oct 26 | 197 |
| Garden City Experiment Station | Apr 28 | Oct 17 | 172 |
| Garden City Regional Airport | Apr 27 | Oct 15 | 171 |
| Garnett 1 E | Apr 17 | Oct 22 | 188 |
| Girard | Apr 4 | Nov 1 | 211 |
| Glen Elder Lake | Apr 29 | Oct 15 | 169 |
| Goodland | May 2 | Oct 11 | 162 |
| Great Bend 3 W | Apr 24 | Oct 15 | 174 |
| Greensburg | Apr 21 | Oct 22 | 184 |
| Hays | Apr 19 | Oct 22 | 186 |
| Hays 1 S | Apr 25 | Oct 15 | 173 |
| Haysville 3 SE | Apr 14 | Oct 22 | 191 |
| Healy | Apr 28 | Oct 15 | 170 |
| Herington | Apr 24 | Oct 14 | 173 |
| Hiawatha 1 S | Apr 14 | Oct 22 | 191 |
| Hill City 1 E | Apr 29 | Oct 13 | 167 |
| Hill City Municipal Airport | Apr 27 | Oct 14 | 170 |
| Hillsdale Lake | Apr 9 | Oct 31 | 205 |
| Holton | Apr 24 | Oct 14 | 173 |
| Horton | Apr 18 | Oct 17 | 182 |
| Howard | Apr 17 | Oct 22 | 188 |
| Hoxie | Apr 20 | Oct 20 | 183 |
| Hudson | Apr 18 | Oct 21 | 186 |
| Hugoton | Apr 20 | Oct 22 | 185 |
| Humboldt | Apr 11 | Oct 27 | 199 |
| Hutchinson | Apr 18 | Oct 21 | 186 |
| Hutchinson 10 SW | Apr 20 | Oct 19 | 182 |
| Hutchinson Municipal Airport | Apr 21 | Oct 18 | 180 |
| Independence | Apr 5 | Oct 31 | 209 |
| Iola 1 W | Apr 8 | Oct 26 | 201 |
| Jetmore 8 NNW | Apr 25 | Oct 18 | 176 |
| John Redmond Lake | Apr 11 | Oct 26 | 198 |
| Johnson | Apr 19 | Oct 23 | 187 |
| Kanopolis Lake | Apr 19 | Oct 23 | 187 |
| Kingman | Apr 15 | Oct 21 | 189 |
| Kinsley 2 E | Apr 20 | Oct 20 | 183 |
| Kiowa | Apr 8 | Oct 31 | 206 |
| Kirwin Dam | Apr 30 | Oct 7 | 160 |
| Lakin | Apr 18 | Oct 23 | 188 |
| Larned | Apr 16 | Oct 27 | 194 |
| Larned #2 | Apr 22 | Oct 22 | 183 |
| Lawrence | Apr 12 | Oct 28 | 199 |
| Lawrence Municipal Airport | Apr 21 | Oct 17 | 179 |
| Leavenworth | Apr 12 | Oct 27 | 198 |
| Leavenworth 3 SW | Apr 19 | Oct 19 | 183 |
| Leoti | May 2 | Oct 12 | 163 |
| Liberal | Apr 20 | Oct 24 | 187 |
| Lincoln 1 SE | Apr 28 | Oct 15 | 170 |
| Lovewell Dam | Apr 20 | Oct 19 | 182 |
| Manhattan | Apr 16 | Oct 19 | 186 |
| Manhattan 6 SSW | Apr 19 | Oct 17 | 181 |
| Manhattan Municipal Airport | Apr 21 | Oct 16 | 178 |
| Mankato | Apr 30 | Oct 14 | 167 |
| Marion Reservoir | Apr 8 | Oct 30 | 205 |
| Marysville | Apr 25 | Oct 13 | 171 |
| Mc Donald | May 4 | Oct 12 | 161 |
| Mcpherson | Apr 18 | Oct 24 | 189 |
| Meade | Apr 20 | Oct 22 | 185 |
| Medicine Lodge | Apr 13 | Oct 23 | 193 |
| Melvern Lake | Apr 8 | Oct 30 | 205 |
| Milford Lake | Apr 12 | Oct 26 | 197 |
| Minneapolis | Apr 20 | Oct 19 | 182 |
| Montezuma | Apr 23 | Oct 20 | 180 |
| Mound City | Apr 13 | Oct 23 | 193 |
| Mound City 1 SSW | Apr 15 | Oct 22 | 190 |
| Mound Valley 3 WSW | Apr 15 | Oct 24 | 192 |
| Ness City | Apr 29 | Oct 14 | 168 |
| Newton | Apr 14 | Oct 25 | 194 |
| Norton 9 SSE | Apr 27 | Oct 17 | 173 |
| Norton Dam | May 1 | Oct 12 | 164 |
| Norwich | Apr 12 | Oct 29 | 200 |
| Oakley 19 SSW | Apr 28 | Oct 15 | 170 |
| Oakley 4 W | May 6 | Oct 9 | 156 |
| Oberlin | Apr 30 | Oct 11 | 164 |
| Olathe 3 E | Apr 10 | Oct 29 | 202 |
| Olathe Johnson County Airport | Apr 13 | Oct 24 | 194 |
| Olathe Johnson County Exec Airport | Apr 8 | Oct 29 | 204 |
| Osage City | Apr 13 | Oct 26 | 196 |
| Osawatomie | Apr 14 | Oct 25 | 194 |
| Oskaloosa 4 NE | Apr 16 | Oct 22 | 189 |
| Ottawa | Apr 18 | Oct 20 | 185 |
| Paola | Apr 13 | Oct 21 | 191 |
| Parsons 2 NW | Apr 11 | Oct 26 | 198 |
| Parsons Tri City Airport | Apr 10 | Oct 26 | 199 |
| Perry Lake | Apr 13 | Oct 24 | 194 |
| Phillipsburg #2 | Apr 26 | Oct 16 | 173 |
| Pittsburg | Apr 7 | Oct 30 | 206 |
| Plainville 4 WNW | Apr 23 | Oct 20 | 180 |
| Pomona Lake | Apr 8 | Oct 31 | 206 |
| Pratt 3 NW | Apr 20 | Oct 20 | 183 |
| Quinter | Apr 24 | Oct 18 | 177 |
| Richfield | Apr 27 | Oct 19 | 175 |
| Russell 7 E | Apr 22 | Oct 19 | 180 |
| Russell Municipal Airport | Apr 22 | Oct 17 | 178 |
| Russell Springs 3 N | Apr 30 | Oct 14 | 167 |
| Saint Francis | Apr 30 | Oct 10 | 163 |
| Salina Municipal Airport | Apr 18 | Oct 23 | 188 |
| Scott City | Apr 30 | Oct 15 | 168 |
| Sedan | Apr 9 | Oct 27 | 201 |
| Sharon Springs | Apr 28 | Oct 15 | 170 |
| Smileyberg 1 N | Apr 18 | Oct 21 | 186 |
| Smith Ctr | Apr 24 | Oct 15 | 174 |
| Smolan 1 NE | Apr 27 | Oct 16 | 172 |
| Sterling | Apr 15 | Oct 23 | 191 |
| Sublette 7 WSW | Apr 23 | Oct 21 | 181 |
| Syracuse 1 NE | May 1 | Oct 10 | 162 |
| Tallgrass Prairie Np | Apr 15 | Oct 22 | 190 |
| Topeka - Nws | Apr 16 | Oct 22 | 189 |
| Topeka Forbes Field | Apr 15 | Oct 21 | 189 |
| Topeka Municipal Airport | Apr 12 | Oct 23 | 194 |
| Tribune 1 W | May 2 | Oct 11 | 162 |
| Tribune 13 NNE | May 4 | Oct 11 | 160 |
| Troy 3 N | Apr 19 | Oct 19 | 183 |
| Tuttle Creek Lake | Apr 22 | Oct 20 | 181 |
| Ulysses 3 NE | Apr 28 | Oct 16 | 171 |
| Valley Falls 3 SW | Apr 10 | Oct 29 | 202 |
| Wakeeney | Apr 23 | Oct 18 | 178 |
| Wallace | Apr 30 | Oct 10 | 163 |
| Wamego 4 W | Apr 18 | Oct 19 | 184 |
| Washington | Apr 24 | Oct 14 | 173 |
| Webster Dam | Apr 30 | Oct 12 | 165 |
| Wellington | Apr 15 | Oct 29 | 197 |
| Wichita | Apr 11 | Oct 29 | 201 |
| Wichita Jabara Airport | Apr 10 | Oct 27 | 200 |
| Wichita Wx | Apr 8 | Oct 27 | 202 |
| Wilmore 16 SE | Apr 25 | Oct 15 | 173 |
| Wilson Lake | Apr 21 | Oct 17 | 179 |
| Winfield 3 NE | Apr 16 | Oct 22 | 189 |
| Winfield Strother Field Airport | Apr 11 | Oct 27 | 199 |
| Winona | Apr 29 | Oct 17 | 171 |
| Yates Ctr | Apr 10 | Oct 28 | 201 |
Each date is the median: in half of years the frost comes earlier, in half later. Frost here means a low of 32°F or colder at the station. Low spots and valleys often frost a week or two earlier than these dates; hillsides and city centers later.
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020. The Field almanac also shows how often frost comes early or late, and a reanalysis reading for your exact location.