Goddard, KS 67275 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Goddard, KS?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/08, about 223 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/27, about 200 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Goddard 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 Goddard 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
04/08 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/24 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/25 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Goddard compares
About 200 days separate Goddard's last and first frost, putting it 17,766 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within KS, it ranks 124 of 745.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7a and Goddard's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Goddard's dates instead of trusting one.