Hunter, KS 67452 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Hunter, KS?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/21, roughly 236 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/17, about 179 frost-free days later.
Zone 6a (-10 to -5°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Hunter, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 7 weeks of growing season left in Hunter before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
How much risk comes with planting early here
04/21 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/07 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/02 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Hunter compares
Hunter's growing season runs about 179 days, ranking 25,535 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within KS, it ranks 568 of 745.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Hunter's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Hunter can differ from the 67452 normal.