Waverly, KS 66871 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Waverly, KS, ZIP 66871
Around 04/08 is the usual last spring frost, about 223 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/30, about 202 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Waverly 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
Zone 6b around Waverly has about 9 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 04/08 isn't a guarantee
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. 04/22 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Waverly compares
About 202 days separate Waverly's last and first frost, putting it 17,331 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within KS, it ranks 98 of 745.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Waverly's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Waverly can differ from the 66871 normal.