Latimer, KS 67449 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Latimer, KS, ZIP 67449
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/17, roughly 232 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/20, about 184 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Latimer in Zone 6a (-10 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 6a around Latimer 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.
How much risk comes with planting early here
04/17 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/02 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 Latimer compares
Latimer's growing season runs about 184 days, ranking 23,700 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within KS, it ranks 431 of 745.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 6a and Latimer's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around Latimer's dates instead of trusting one.