Mound Valley, KS 67354 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Mound Valley, KS?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/15, roughly 230 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/24, about 192 frost-free days later.
Mound Valley sits in USDA Zone 7a (0 to 5°F average annual minimum). The dates above are NOAA's 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting station, a 30-year average, not a forecast.
What to do before the first frost
About 8 weeks of growing season left in Mound Valley before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 04/15 isn't a guarantee
04/15 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/30 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 Mound Valley compares
About 192 days separate Mound Valley's last and first frost, putting it 20,547 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within KS, it ranks 259 of 745.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Mound Valley's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Mound Valley can differ from the 67354 normal.