Goodland, KS 67735 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Goodland, KS?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 05/02, about 247 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/11, about 158 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Goodland 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
About 6 weeks of growing season left in Goodland before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Goodland's last frost
05/02 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/19 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/16 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Goodland compares
Goodland's growing season runs about 158 days, ranking 32,973 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within KS, it ranks 735 of 745.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6a and Goodland's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Goodland's dates instead of trusting one.