Dwight, KS 66849 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Dwight, KS?
Around 04/11 is the usual last spring frost, about 226 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/25, about 194 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Dwight 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 Dwight 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
04/11 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/27 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 Dwight compares
About 194 days separate Dwight's last and first frost, putting it 19,626 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within KS, it ranks 225 of 745.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Dwight's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Dwight can differ from the 66849 normal.