Bel Aire, KS 67220 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Bel Aire, KS, ZIP 67220
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/10, roughly 225 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/27, about 198 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Bel Aire 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 Bel Aire 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 04/10 isn't a guarantee
04/10 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. 04/27 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Bel Aire compares
Bel Aire's growing season runs about 198 days, ranking 18,390 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within KS, it ranks 180 of 745.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Bel Aire can differ from the 67220 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 7a and Bel Aire's frost date answer different questions.