Kansas planting calendars
Planting calendars, USDA hardiness zones, and average frost dates for 182 Kansas locations (Abilene, KS, Alma, KS, Altamont, KS, Anthony, KS, Ashland, KS, Atchison, KS, Atlanta, KS, Atwood, KS, Augusta, KS, Baxter Springs, KS, Bazine, KS, Beloit, KS, and 170 more). Pick a location to see its zone, average last and first frost dates, growing-season length, and a printable per-crop planting calendar, all from public NOAA and USDA data.
Locations in Kansas — 150 of 182
| Location | USDA zone | Last frost | First frost | Season (days) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abilene | 6b −5 to 0 °F | Apr 14 | Oct 23 | 190 |
| Alma | 6b −5 to 0 °F | Apr 16 | Oct 23 | 189 |
| Altamont | 7a 0 to 5 °F | Apr 15 | Oct 24 | 192 |
| Anthony | 7a 0 to 5 °F | Apr 9 | Oct 30 | 205 |
| Ashland | 6b −5 to 0 °F | Apr 21 | Oct 17 | 178 |
| Atlanta | 6b −5 to 0 °F | Apr 18 | Oct 21 | 185 |
| Atwood | 6a −10 to −5 °F | May 2 | Oct 8 | 157 |
| Augusta | 7a 0 to 5 °F | Apr 18 | Oct 21 | 185 |
| Baxter Springs | 7a 0 to 5 °F | Apr 5 | Oct 31 | 208 |
| Bazine | 6b −5 to 0 °F | Apr 29 | Oct 14 | 166 |
| Bendena | 6a −10 to −5 °F | Apr 19 | Oct 19 | 182 |
| Bird | 6a −10 to −5 °F | May 4 | Oct 12 | 160 |
| Bonner Springs | 6b −5 to 0 °F | Apr 16 | Oct 22 | 188 |
| Bronson | 6b −5 to 0 °F | Apr 5 | Oct 28 | 204 |
| Burlington | 6b −5 to 0 °F | Apr 11 | Oct 26 | 199 |
| Burrton | 6b −5 to 0 °F | Apr 21 | Oct 18 | 180 |
| Catharine | 6b −5 to 0 °F | Apr 19 | Oct 22 | 184 |
| Cawker | 6a −10 to −5 °F | Apr 19 | Oct 19 | 181 |
| Chanute | 7a 0 to 5 °F | Apr 10 | Oct 28 | 199 |
| Cimarron | 6b −5 to 0 °F | Apr 20 | Oct 20 | 182 |
| Clay Center | 6b −5 to 0 °F | Apr 19 | Oct 19 | 181 |
| Coffeyville | 7a 0 to 5 °F | Apr 6 | Nov 1 | 208 |
| Colby | 6a −10 to −5 °F | May 2 | Oct 9 | 156 |
| Coldwater | 7a 0 to 5 °F | Apr 13 | Oct 27 | 197 |
| Cottonwood Falls | 6b −5 to 0 °F | Apr 19 | Oct 18 | 180 |
| Council Grove | 6b −5 to 0 °F | Apr 11 | Oct 25 | 194 |
| Courtland | 6a −10 to −5 °F | Apr 20 | Oct 19 | 181 |
| Delia | 6b −5 to 0 °F | Apr 24 | Oct 14 | 172 |
| Derby | 7a 0 to 5 °F | Apr 14 | Oct 22 | 189 |
| Dresden | 6a −10 to −5 °F | Apr 20 | Oct 20 | 180 |
| Edson | 6a −10 to −5 °F | May 9 | Oct 4 | 145 |
| El Dorado | 6b −5 to 0 °F | Apr 13 | Oct 25 | 193 |
| Elkhart | 6b −5 to 0 °F | Apr 19 | Oct 23 | 186 |
| Ellsworth | 6b −5 to 0 °F | Apr 23 | Oct 16 | 175 |
| Emporia | 6b −5 to 0 °F | Apr 15 | Oct 23 | 190 |
| Eureka | 6b −5 to 0 °F | Apr 16 | Oct 20 | 186 |
| Falun | 6b −5 to 0 °F | Apr 19 | Oct 23 | 184 |
| Florence | 6b −5 to 0 °F | Apr 22 | Oct 17 | 176 |
| Fort Scott | 7a 0 to 5 °F | Apr 5 | Oct 28 | 204 |
| Fredonia | 7a 0 to 5 °F | Apr 12 | Oct 26 | 197 |
| Garden | 6b −5 to 0 °F | Apr 28 | Oct 17 | 171 |
| Garnett | 6b −5 to 0 °F | Apr 17 | Oct 22 | 189 |
| Goodland | 6a −10 to −5 °F | May 2 | Oct 11 | 158 |
| Greeley County | 6a −10 to −5 °F | May 2 | Oct 11 | 160 |
| Greensburg | 6b −5 to 0 °F | Apr 21 | Oct 22 | 183 |
| Hardtner | 7a 0 to 5 °F | Apr 25 | Oct 15 | 171 |
| Hays | 6b −5 to 0 °F | Apr 25 | Oct 15 | 171 |
| Hesston | 6b −5 to 0 °F | Apr 14 | Oct 25 | 193 |
| Hiawatha | 6a −10 to −5 °F | Apr 14 | Oct 22 | 188 |
| Hill | 6a −10 to −5 °F | Apr 27 | Oct 14 | 169 |
| Holcomb | 6a −10 to −5 °F | Apr 28 | Oct 17 | 171 |
| Holton | 6a −10 to −5 °F | Apr 24 | Oct 14 | 172 |
| Hugoton | 6b −5 to 0 °F | Apr 20 | Oct 22 | 183 |
| Humboldt | 6b −5 to 0 °F | Apr 11 | Oct 27 | 195 |
| Hunter | 6a −10 to −5 °F | Apr 28 | Oct 15 | 170 |
| Independence | 7a 0 to 5 °F | Apr 5 | Oct 31 | 208 |
| Iola | 6b −5 to 0 °F | Apr 8 | Oct 26 | 200 |
| Jamestown | 6a −10 to −5 °F | Apr 18 | Oct 19 | 183 |
| Jetmore | 6b −5 to 0 °F | Apr 25 | Oct 18 | 175 |
| Johnson | 6b −5 to 0 °F | Apr 19 | Oct 23 | 186 |
| Kansas | 6b −5 to 0 °F | Apr 13 | Oct 24 | 193 |
| Kinsley | 6b −5 to 0 °F | Apr 20 | Oct 20 | 180 |
| Kirwin | 6a −10 to −5 °F | Apr 30 | Oct 7 | 159 |
| La Crosse | 6a −10 to −5 °F | Apr 30 | Oct 10 | 162 |
| Lake | 6b −5 to 0 °F | Apr 25 | Oct 15 | 171 |
| Lakin | 6a −10 to −5 °F | Apr 18 | Oct 23 | 187 |
| Lawrence | 6b −5 to 0 °F | Apr 21 | Oct 17 | 177 |
| Lawrence | 6b −5 to 0 °F | Apr 15 | Oct 22 | 189 |
| Leavenworth | 6b −5 to 0 °F | Apr 12 | Oct 27 | 196 |
| Lebo | 6b −5 to 0 °F | Apr 8 | Oct 30 | 202 |
| Lecompton | 6b −5 to 0 °F | Apr 13 | Oct 24 | 191 |
| Liberty | 7a 0 to 5 °F | Apr 6 | Oct 29 | 204 |
| Lincoln Center | 6b −5 to 0 °F | Apr 28 | Oct 15 | 170 |
| Logan | 6a −10 to −5 °F | Apr 27 | Oct 17 | 173 |
| Longton | 7a 0 to 5 °F | Apr 17 | Oct 22 | 186 |
| Luray | 6a −10 to −5 °F | Apr 21 | Oct 17 | 179 |
| Lyons | 6b −5 to 0 °F | Apr 15 | Oct 23 | 190 |
| Manhattan | 6a −10 to −5 °F | Apr 16 | Oct 19 | 185 |
| Mankato | 6a −10 to −5 °F | Apr 30 | Oct 14 | 165 |
| Marienthal | 6a −10 to −5 °F | May 2 | Oct 12 | 161 |
| Marysville | 6a −10 to −5 °F | Apr 25 | Oct 13 | 171 |
| McLouth | 6b −5 to 0 °F | Apr 16 | Oct 22 | 188 |
| McPherson | 6b −5 to 0 °F | Apr 18 | Oct 24 | 187 |
| Meade | 6b −5 to 0 °F | Apr 20 | Oct 22 | 183 |
| Medicine Lodge | 7a 0 to 5 °F | Apr 13 | Oct 23 | 191 |
| Minneapolis | 6b −5 to 0 °F | Apr 20 | Oct 19 | 181 |
| Montezuma | 6b −5 to 0 °F | Apr 23 | Oct 20 | 177 |
| Morland | 6a −10 to −5 °F | Apr 29 | Oct 13 | 166 |
| Munjor | 6b −5 to 0 °F | Apr 30 | Oct 10 | 162 |
| Ness | 6a −10 to −5 °F | Apr 29 | Oct 14 | 166 |
| Norway | 6a −10 to −5 °F | Apr 22 | Oct 17 | 175 |
| Oakley | 6a −10 to −5 °F | May 6 | Oct 9 | 156 |
| Oberlin | 6a −10 to −5 °F | Apr 30 | Oct 11 | 163 |
| Ogallah | 6b −5 to 0 °F | Apr 23 | Oct 18 | 175 |
| Olathe | 6b −5 to 0 °F | Apr 13 | Oct 24 | 193 |
| Olpe | 6b −5 to 0 °F | Apr 12 | Oct 23 | 193 |
| Olsburg | 6a −10 to −5 °F | Apr 22 | Oct 20 | 179 |
| Onaga | 6a −10 to −5 °F | Apr 19 | Oct 19 | 182 |
| Osage | 6b −5 to 0 °F | Apr 13 | Oct 26 | 194 |
| Osborne | 6a −10 to −5 °F | Apr 29 | Oct 12 | 164 |
| Ottawa | 6b −5 to 0 °F | Apr 18 | Oct 20 | 183 |
| Overland Park | 6b −5 to 0 °F | Apr 8 | Oct 29 | 204 |
| Paola | 6b −5 to 0 °F | Apr 13 | Oct 21 | 191 |
| Parkerfield | 7a 0 to 5 °F | Apr 11 | Oct 27 | 197 |
| Phillipsburg | 6a −10 to −5 °F | Apr 26 | Oct 16 | 172 |
| Piedmont | 6b −5 to 0 °F | Apr 17 | Oct 22 | 186 |
| Pierceville | 6b −5 to 0 °F | Apr 27 | Oct 15 | 170 |
| Pittsburg | 7a 0 to 5 °F | Apr 4 | Nov 1 | 209 |
| Pleasanton | 6b −5 to 0 °F | Apr 13 | Oct 23 | 192 |
| Pratt | 6b −5 to 0 °F | Apr 20 | Oct 20 | 183 |
| Protection | 6b −5 to 0 °F | Apr 13 | Oct 27 | 197 |
| Quinter | 6a −10 to −5 °F | Apr 24 | Oct 18 | 176 |
| Ramona | 6a −10 to −5 °F | Apr 24 | Oct 14 | 173 |
| Ransom | 6a −10 to −5 °F | Apr 25 | Oct 17 | 174 |
| Richfield | 6b −5 to 0 °F | Apr 27 | Oct 19 | 173 |
| Riley | 6b −5 to 0 °F | Apr 22 | Oct 20 | 179 |
| Rosalia | 6b −5 to 0 °F | Apr 18 | Oct 22 | 186 |
| Russell | 6b −5 to 0 °F | Apr 22 | Oct 17 | 176 |
| Salina | 6b −5 to 0 °F | Apr 18 | Oct 23 | 187 |
| Savonburg | 7a 0 to 5 °F | Apr 11 | Oct 27 | 195 |
| Schoenchen | 6a −10 to −5 °F | Apr 25 | Oct 15 | 171 |
| Scott | 6a −10 to −5 °F | Apr 30 | Oct 15 | 167 |
| Sedgwick | 7a 0 to 5 °F | Apr 14 | Oct 25 | 193 |
| Seneca | 6a −10 to −5 °F | Apr 22 | Oct 13 | 173 |
| Smith Center | 6a −10 to −5 °F | Apr 24 | Oct 15 | 173 |
| South Hutchinson | 6b −5 to 0 °F | Apr 18 | Oct 21 | 186 |
| South Hutchinson | 6b −5 to 0 °F | Apr 20 | Oct 19 | 181 |
| St. Francis | 6a −10 to −5 °F | Apr 30 | Oct 10 | 160 |
| St. George | 6a −10 to −5 °F | Apr 18 | Oct 19 | 183 |
| St. John | 6b −5 to 0 °F | Apr 18 | Oct 21 | 185 |
| St. Marys | 6b −5 to 0 °F | Apr 18 | Oct 19 | 183 |
| Stark | 7a 0 to 5 °F | Apr 8 | Oct 29 | 203 |
| Sublette | 6b −5 to 0 °F | Apr 23 | Oct 21 | 179 |
| Syracuse | 6a −10 to −5 °F | May 1 | Oct 10 | 162 |
| Tipton | 6a −10 to −5 °F | Apr 29 | Oct 15 | 168 |
| Topeka | 6b −5 to 0 °F | Apr 12 | Oct 23 | 191 |
| Towanda | 7a 0 to 5 °F | Apr 13 | Oct 25 | 193 |
| Ulysses | 6b −5 to 0 °F | Apr 28 | Oct 16 | 171 |
| Valley Falls | 6b −5 to 0 °F | Apr 10 | Oct 29 | 199 |
| Vassar | 6b −5 to 0 °F | Apr 8 | Oct 31 | 205 |
| Vermillion | 6a −10 to −5 °F | Apr 20 | Oct 18 | 180 |
| Waldo | 6a −10 to −5 °F | Apr 22 | Oct 17 | 176 |
| Wallace | 6a −10 to −5 °F | Apr 30 | Oct 10 | 162 |
| Washington | 6a −10 to −5 °F | Apr 24 | Oct 14 | 171 |
| Wellington | 7a 0 to 5 °F | Apr 15 | Oct 29 | 195 |
| Weskan | 6a −10 to −5 °F | Apr 28 | Oct 15 | 168 |
| Wichita | 7a 0 to 5 °F | Apr 11 | Oct 29 | 199 |
| Wichita | 7a 0 to 5 °F | Apr 8 | Oct 27 | 200 |
| Wichita | 7a 0 to 5 °F | Apr 10 | Oct 27 | 198 |
| Winfield | 7a 0 to 5 °F | Apr 16 | Oct 22 | 189 |
Data: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 (public domain) and USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map 2023. Planting windows synthesized from U.S. Cooperative Extension guides.
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