Hugoton, KS 67951 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Hugoton, KS, ZIP 67951
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/20, roughly 235 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/22, about 183 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Hugoton 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
Zone 6b around Hugoton has about 8 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.
How much risk comes with planting early here
04/20 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 Hugoton compares
Hugoton's growing season runs about 183 days, ranking 23,862 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within KS, it ranks 437 of 745.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Hugoton can differ from the 67951 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 6b and Hugoton's frost date answer different questions.