Victoria, KS 67671 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Victoria, KS?
Around 04/19 is the usual last spring frost, about 234 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/22, about 184 frost-free days later.
Zone 6b (-5 to 0°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Victoria, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 8 weeks of growing season left in Victoria before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
How much risk comes with planting early here
04/19 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 Victoria compares
Victoria's growing season runs about 184 days, ranking 23,590 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within KS, it ranks 427 of 745.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Victoria can differ from the 67671 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6b and Victoria's frost date answer different questions.