Wakefield, KS 67487 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Wakefield, KS?
Around 04/12 is the usual last spring frost, about 227 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/26, about 193 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Wakefield 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 Wakefield 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
04/12 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/29 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/29 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Wakefield compares
At roughly 193 frost-free days, Wakefield places 20,004 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within KS, it ranks 242 of 745.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Wakefield's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Wakefield can differ from the 67487 normal.