Attica, KS 67009 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Attica, KS?
Around 04/09 is the usual last spring frost, about 224 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/30, about 205 frost-free days later.
Attica 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 Attica 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
04/09 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/26 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 Attica compares
About 205 days separate Attica's last and first frost, putting it 16,388 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within KS, it ranks 36 of 745.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7a and Attica's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Attica's dates instead of trusting one.