Syracuse, KS 67857 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Syracuse, KS, ZIP 67857
Around 05/01 is the usual last spring frost, about 246 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/10, about 162 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 Syracuse, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 6a around Syracuse has about 6 weeks left before the first fall frost — that's the usual window to get a cold frame up if you want to keep harvesting past it.
Why 05/01 isn't a guarantee
05/01 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/17 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/14 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Syracuse compares
Syracuse's growing season runs about 162 days, ranking 31,765 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within KS, it ranks 721 of 745.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 6a and Syracuse's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around Syracuse's dates instead of trusting one.