Leon, KS 67074 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Leon, KS?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/13, roughly 228 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/25, about 193 frost-free days later.
Leon 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 8 weeks of growing season left in Leon 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
04/13 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/28 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 Leon compares
At roughly 193 frost-free days, Leon places 20,029 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within KS, it ranks 245 of 745.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7a and Leon's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Leon's dates instead of trusting one.