Waldron, KS 67150 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Waldron, KS?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/09, roughly 224 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/30, about 205 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 Waldron, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 9 weeks of growing season left in Waldron 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
04/09 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/26 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/23 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Waldron compares
Waldron's growing season runs about 205 days, ranking 16,432 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within KS, it ranks 40 of 745.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Waldron can differ from the 67150 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7a and Waldron's frost date answer different questions.