Elk Falls, KS 67345 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Elk Falls, KS, ZIP 67345
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/17, about 232 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/22, about 186 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Elk Falls 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 Elk Falls has about 8 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.
The actual range around Elk Falls's last frost
04/17 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/31 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 Elk Falls compares
About 186 days separate Elk Falls's last and first frost, putting it 22,970 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within KS, it ranks 398 of 745.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Elk Falls can differ from the 67345 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 7a and Elk Falls's frost date answer different questions.