Andale, KS 67001 Frost Dates
Andale, KS: when does the frost end?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/08, roughly 223 days out. Fall's first freeze usually shows up around 10/27, roughly 200 days after the last spring frost.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Andale in Zone 7a (0 to 5°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's forecast.
Stretching the season past the first frost
With roughly 9 weeks until Andale's first fall frost, a row cover or cold frame is what stretches the last few weeks of harvest here.
How much risk comes with planting early here
04/08 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Getting tender plants in by 03/24 carries real risk, frost has hit that late in about 9 of 10 years here. Wait until 04/25 and only about 1 year in 10 sees frost after that.
Andale against the rest of the dataset
Andale's growing season runs about 200 days, ranking 17,857 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within KS, it ranks 133 of 745.
Learn more
Before leaning on 67001's figures: zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 7a and Andale's frost date answer different questions, while the frost range explains how to read the range around Andale's dates instead of trusting one.