Richmond, KS 66080 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Richmond, KS?
Around 04/18 is the usual last spring frost, about 233 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/20, about 183 frost-free days later.
Richmond sits in USDA Zone 6b (-5 to 0°F average annual minimum). The dates above are NOAA's 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting station, a 30-year average, not a forecast.
What to do before the first frost
About 8 weeks of growing season left in Richmond before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Richmond's last frost
04/18 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/05 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/01 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Richmond compares
About 183 days separate Richmond's last and first frost, putting it 23,996 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within KS, it ranks 452 of 745.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6b and Richmond's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Richmond's dates instead of trusting one.