Norton, KS 67654 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Norton, KS, ZIP 67654
The last spring frost here typically falls around 05/01, about 246 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/12, about 162 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Norton in Zone 6a (-10 to -5°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 6a around Norton has about 6 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.
How much risk comes with planting early here
05/01 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/17 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/15 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Norton compares
About 162 days separate Norton's last and first frost, putting it 31,748 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within KS, it ranks 720 of 745.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Norton can differ from the 67654 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 6a and Norton's frost date answer different questions.