Parsons, KS 67357 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Parsons, KS, ZIP 67357
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/11, about 226 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/26, about 196 frost-free days later.
Parsons 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
Zone 7a around Parsons 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.
Why 04/11 isn't a guarantee
04/11 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/27 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/26 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Parsons compares
About 196 days separate Parsons's last and first frost, putting it 18,945 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within KS, it ranks 209 of 745.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 7a and Parsons's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around Parsons's dates instead of trusting one.