Menlo, KS 67753 Frost Dates
Menlo, KS: when does the frost end?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/20, about 235 days from today. Fall's first freeze usually shows up around 10/20, roughly 180 days after the last spring frost.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Menlo in Zone 6a (-10 to -5°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's forecast.
Stretching the season past the first frost
With roughly 8 weeks until Menlo's first fall frost, a row cover or cold frame is what stretches the last few weeks of harvest here.
Why 04/20 isn't a guarantee
04/20 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Getting tender plants in by 04/05 carries real risk, frost has hit that late in about 9 of 10 years here. Wait until 05/05 and only about 1 year in 10 sees frost after that.
Menlo against the rest of the dataset
Menlo's growing season runs about 180 days, ranking 25,129 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within KS, it ranks 547 of 745.
Learn more
Before leaning on 67753's figures: zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 6a and Menlo's frost date answer different questions, while the frost range explains how to read the range around Menlo's dates instead of trusting one.