Liberal, KS 67905 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Liberal, KS?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/20, about 235 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/24, about 186 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Liberal 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 Liberal before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 04/20 isn't a guarantee
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 Liberal compares
At roughly 186 frost-free days, Liberal places 22,738 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within KS, it ranks 380 of 745.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Liberal's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Liberal can differ from the 67905 normal.