Goff, KS 66428 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Goff, KS?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/19, about 234 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/19, about 182 frost-free days later.
Goff 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 Goff before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 04/19 isn't a guarantee
04/19 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 Goff compares
At roughly 182 frost-free days, Goff places 24,362 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within KS, it ranks 482 of 745.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Goff can differ from the 66428 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6a and Goff's frost date answer different questions.