Silver Lake, KS 66539 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Silver Lake, KS?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/16, about 231 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/22, about 189 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Silver Lake in Zone 6b (-5 to 0°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's forecast.
What to do before the first frost
About 8 weeks of growing season left in Silver Lake 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
04/16 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/01 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/27 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Silver Lake compares
At roughly 189 frost-free days, Silver Lake places 21,629 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within KS, it ranks 335 of 745.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6b and Silver Lake's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Silver Lake's dates instead of trusting one.