Fowler, KS 67844 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Fowler, KS?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/20, about 235 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/22, about 183 frost-free days later.
Zone 6b (-5 to 0°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 Fowler, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 8 weeks of growing season left in Fowler before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Fowler's last frost
04/20 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/04 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 Fowler compares
About 183 days separate Fowler's last and first frost, putting it 23,984 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within KS, it ranks 451 of 745.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Fowler can differ from the 67844 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6b and Fowler's frost date answer different questions.