Gorham, KS 67674 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Gorham, KS, ZIP 67674
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.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Gorham 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 Gorham 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.
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 Gorham compares
About 184 days separate Gorham's last and first frost, putting it 23,638 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within KS, it ranks 428 of 745.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Gorham can differ from the 67674 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 6b and Gorham's frost date answer different questions.