Mayfield, KS 67103 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Mayfield, KS, ZIP 67103
Around 04/15 is the usual last spring frost, about 230 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/29, about 195 frost-free days later.
Mayfield 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
Zone 7a around Mayfield 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 04/15 isn't a guarantee
04/15 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/29 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/30 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Mayfield compares
Mayfield's growing season runs about 195 days, ranking 19,393 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within KS, it ranks 216 of 745.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 7a and Mayfield's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around Mayfield's dates instead of trusting one.