Lane, KS 66042 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Lane, KS?
Around 04/14 is the usual last spring frost, about 229 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/25, about 192 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Lane in Zone 6b (-5 to 0°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's forecast.
What to do before the first frost
About 8 weeks of growing season left in Lane before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
How much risk comes with planting early here
04/14 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/31 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/29 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Lane compares
About 192 days separate Lane's last and first frost, putting it 20,565 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within KS, it ranks 261 of 745.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6b and Lane's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Lane's dates instead of trusting one.