Axtell, KS 66404 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Axtell, KS, ZIP 66404
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/22, roughly 237 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/13, about 173 frost-free days later.
Zone 6a (-10 to -5°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 Axtell, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 6a around Axtell has about 7 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.
The actual range around Axtell's last frost
04/22 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/10 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/02 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Axtell compares
Axtell's growing season runs about 173 days, ranking 28,061 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within KS, it ranks 619 of 745.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Axtell can differ from the 66404 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 6a and Axtell's frost date answer different questions.