Erie, KS 66733 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Erie, KS?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/08, about 223 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/29, about 203 frost-free days later.
Zone 7a (0 to 5°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Erie, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 9 weeks of growing season left in Erie 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 03/24 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/23 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Erie compares
At roughly 203 frost-free days, Erie places 16,986 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within KS, it ranks 63 of 745.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Erie's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Erie can differ from the 66733 normal.