Udall, KS 67146 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Udall, KS?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/16, about 231 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/22, about 189 frost-free days later.
Zone 7a (0 to 5°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Udall, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 8 weeks of growing season left in Udall 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
04/16 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. 05/01 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Udall compares
At roughly 189 frost-free days, Udall places 21,681 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within KS, it ranks 339 of 745.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Udall can differ from the 67146 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7a and Udall's frost date answer different questions.