Louisburg, KS 66053 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Louisburg, KS, ZIP 66053
Around 04/13 is the usual last spring frost, about 228 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/21, about 191 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Louisburg 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
Zone 6b around Louisburg has about 8 weeks left before the first fall frost — that's the usual window to get a cold frame up if you want to keep harvesting past it.
How much risk comes with planting early here
04/13 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. 04/28 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Louisburg compares
Louisburg's growing season runs about 191 days, ranking 20,762 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within KS, it ranks 270 of 745.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Louisburg can differ from the 66053 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 6b and Louisburg's frost date answer different questions.