Bucklin, KS 67834 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Bucklin, KS?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/21, about 236 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/22, about 183 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Bucklin 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
About 8 weeks of growing season left in Bucklin before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Bucklin's last frost
04/21 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. 05/03 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Bucklin compares
At roughly 183 frost-free days, Bucklin places 23,942 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within KS, it ranks 447 of 745.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6b and Bucklin's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Bucklin's dates instead of trusting one.