Beattie, KS 66406 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Beattie, KS?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/20, about 235 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/18, about 180 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 Beattie, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 7 weeks of growing season left in Beattie before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 04/20 isn't a guarantee
04/20 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/04 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/03 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Beattie compares
About 180 days separate Beattie's last and first frost, putting it 25,077 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within KS, it ranks 536 of 745.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Beattie's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Beattie can differ from the 66406 normal.