Solomon, KS 67480 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Solomon, KS, ZIP 67480
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/14, about 229 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/23, about 190 frost-free days later.
Solomon sits in USDA Zone 6b (-5 to 0°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 6b around Solomon 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.
The actual range around Solomon's last frost
04/14 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/30 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 Solomon compares
Solomon's growing season runs about 190 days, ranking 21,236 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within KS, it ranks 288 of 745.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Solomon can differ from the 67480 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 6b and Solomon's frost date answer different questions.