Wellington, KS 67152 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Wellington, KS, ZIP 67152
Around 04/15 is the usual last spring frost, about 230 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/29, about 195 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Wellington 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
Zone 7a around Wellington has about 9 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.
Why 04/15 isn't a guarantee
04/15 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. 04/30 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Wellington compares
Wellington's growing season runs about 195 days, ranking 19,240 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within KS, it ranks 213 of 745.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Wellington's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Wellington can differ from the 67152 normal.