Whiting, KS 66552 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Whiting, KS, ZIP 66552
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.
Whiting 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
Zone 6a around Whiting has about 7 weeks left before the first fall frost — that's the usual window to get a cold frame up if you want to keep harvesting past it.
Why 04/18 isn't a guarantee
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 Whiting compares
About 180 days separate Whiting's last and first frost, putting it 25,080 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within KS, it ranks 537 of 745.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Whiting can differ from the 66552 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 6a and Whiting's frost date answer different questions.