Salina, KS 67401 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Salina, KS?
Around 04/18 is the usual last spring frost, about 233 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/23, about 187 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Salina in Zone 6b (-5 to 0°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 8 weeks of growing season left in Salina before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 04/18 isn't a guarantee
04/18 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/03 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/01 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Salina compares
About 187 days separate Salina's last and first frost, putting it 22,285 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within KS, it ranks 367 of 745.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Salina can differ from the 67401 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6b and Salina's frost date answer different questions.