Kinsley, KS 67547 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Kinsley, KS?
Around 04/20 is the usual last spring frost, about 235 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/20, about 180 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Kinsley 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 Kinsley before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Kinsley's last frost
04/20 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. 05/04 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Kinsley compares
About 180 days separate Kinsley's last and first frost, putting it 24,927 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within KS, it ranks 511 of 745.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Kinsley can differ from the 67547 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6b and Kinsley's frost date answer different questions.