Benedict, KS 66714 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Benedict, KS?
Around 04/10 is the usual last spring frost, about 225 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/28, about 199 frost-free days later.
Benedict sits in USDA Zone 7a (0 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 9 weeks of growing season left in Benedict before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 04/10 isn't a guarantee
04/10 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/24 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/26 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Benedict compares
At roughly 199 frost-free days, Benedict places 18,243 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within KS, it ranks 174 of 745.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7a and Benedict's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Benedict's dates instead of trusting one.