Kanopolis, KS 67454 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Kanopolis, KS, ZIP 67454
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/23, roughly 238 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/16, about 175 frost-free days later.
Zone 6b (-5 to 0°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 Kanopolis, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 6b around Kanopolis has about 7 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 04/23 isn't a guarantee
04/23 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/10 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/05 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Kanopolis compares
Kanopolis's growing season runs about 175 days, ranking 27,190 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within KS, it ranks 604 of 745.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Kanopolis can differ from the 67454 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 6b and Kanopolis's frost date answer different questions.