Leoti, KS 67863 Frost Dates
Leoti, KS: when does the frost end?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/30, about 245 days from today. Fall's first freeze usually shows up around 10/15, roughly 167 days after the last spring frost.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Leoti 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 7 weeks until Leoti's first fall frost, a row cover or cold frame is what stretches the last few weeks of harvest here.
Why 04/30 isn't a guarantee
04/30 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Getting tender plants in by 04/14 carries real risk, frost has hit that late in about 9 of 10 years here. Wait until 05/13 and only about 1 year in 10 sees frost after that.
Leoti against the rest of the dataset
About 167 days separate Leoti's last and first frost, putting it 30,059 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within KS, it ranks 690 of 745.
Learn more
Before leaning on 67863's figures: local microclimates explains what one yard in Leoti can differ from the 67863 normal, while zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 6a and Leoti's frost date answer different questions.