South Hutchinson, KS 67501 Frost Dates
When can you plant in South Hutchinson, KS?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/21, roughly 236 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/18, about 180 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts South Hutchinson 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 7 weeks of growing season left in South Hutchinson before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around South Hutchinson's last frost
04/21 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/06 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/04 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How South Hutchinson compares
At roughly 180 frost-free days, South Hutchinson places 24,879 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within KS, it ranks 507 of 745.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around South Hutchinson's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in South Hutchinson can differ from the 67501 normal.