Wilson, KS 67490 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Wilson, KS?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/21, about 236 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/17, about 179 frost-free days later.
Wilson 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
About 7 weeks of growing season left in Wilson before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Wilson's last frost
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 Wilson compares
At roughly 179 frost-free days, Wilson places 25,412 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within KS, it ranks 555 of 745.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6b and Wilson's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Wilson's dates instead of trusting one.