Leawood, KS 66209 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Leawood, KS, ZIP 66209
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/08, about 223 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/29, about 204 frost-free days later.
Zone 6b (-5 to 0°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Leawood, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 6b around Leawood has about 9 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.
Why 04/08 isn't a guarantee
04/08 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/23 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/23 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Leawood compares
About 204 days separate Leawood's last and first frost, putting it 16,503 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within KS, it ranks 45 of 745.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Leawood can differ from the 66209 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 6b and Leawood's frost date answer different questions.