Rush Center, KS 67575 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Rush Center, KS, ZIP 67575
Around 04/22 is the usual last spring frost, about 237 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/22, about 182 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Rush Center 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
Zone 6b around Rush Center 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.
Why 04/22 isn't a guarantee
04/22 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/09 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 Rush Center compares
Rush Center's growing season runs about 182 days, ranking 24,357 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within KS, it ranks 480 of 745.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Rush Center's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Rush Center can differ from the 67575 normal.