Fairview, KS 66425 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Fairview, KS?
Around 04/18 is the usual last spring frost, about 233 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/17, about 180 frost-free days later.
Fairview 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 Fairview before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Fairview's last frost
04/18 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/03 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 Fairview compares
Fairview's growing season runs about 180 days, ranking 25,062 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within KS, it ranks 531 of 745.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6a and Fairview's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Fairview's dates instead of trusting one.