Sharon, KS 67138 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Sharon, KS, ZIP 67138
Around 04/13 is the usual last spring frost, about 228 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/23, about 191 frost-free days later.
Sharon 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 Sharon has about 8 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.
How much risk comes with planting early here
04/13 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/31 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/29 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Sharon compares
About 191 days separate Sharon's last and first frost, putting it 20,937 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within KS, it ranks 277 of 745.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Sharon can differ from the 67138 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 7a and Sharon's frost date answer different questions.