Emmett, KS 66422 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Emmett, KS?
Around 04/18 is the usual last spring frost, about 233 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/19, about 183 frost-free days later.
Emmett sits in USDA Zone 6a (-10 to -5°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 7 weeks of growing season left in Emmett before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
How much risk comes with planting early here
04/18 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. 05/02 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Emmett compares
About 183 days separate Emmett's last and first frost, putting it 24,034 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within KS, it ranks 463 of 745.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Emmett's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Emmett can differ from the 66422 normal.