Overbrook, KS 66524 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Overbrook, KS?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/08, about 223 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/31, about 205 frost-free days later.
Overbrook sits in USDA Zone 6b (-5 to 0°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 9 weeks of growing season left in Overbrook 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
04/08 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/23 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/22 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Overbrook compares
Overbrook's growing season runs about 205 days, ranking 16,363 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within KS, it ranks 34 of 745.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Overbrook can differ from the 66524 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6b and Overbrook's frost date answer different questions.