Viola, KS 67149 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Viola, KS?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/11, about 226 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/29, about 199 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Viola in Zone 7a (0 to 5°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 Viola before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Viola's last frost
04/11 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/25 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/26 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Viola compares
About 199 days separate Viola's last and first frost, putting it 18,235 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within KS, it ranks 169 of 745.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7a and Viola's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Viola's dates instead of trusting one.