Gove City, KS 67736 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Gove City, KS?
Around 04/24 is the usual last spring frost, about 239 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/18, about 176 frost-free days later.
Zone 6a (-10 to -5°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 Gove City, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 7 weeks of growing season left in Gove City before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 04/24 isn't a guarantee
04/24 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. 05/07 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Gove City compares
Gove City's growing season runs about 176 days, ranking 26,677 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within KS, it ranks 595 of 745.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Gove City can differ from the 67736 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6a and Gove City's frost date answer different questions.