Protection, KS 67127 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Protection, KS?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/13, roughly 228 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/27, about 197 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Protection 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
About 9 weeks of growing season left in Protection before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Protection's last frost
04/13 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. 04/28 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Protection compares
About 197 days separate Protection's last and first frost, putting it 18,789 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within KS, it ranks 205 of 745.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Protection can differ from the 67127 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6b and Protection's frost date answer different questions.