Elkhart, KS 67950 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Elkhart, KS?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/19, about 234 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/23, about 186 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Elkhart 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 Elkhart before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Elkhart's last frost
04/19 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/05 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/02 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Elkhart compares
Elkhart's growing season runs about 186 days, ranking 22,866 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within KS, it ranks 383 of 745.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6b and Elkhart's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Elkhart's dates instead of trusting one.