Frost dates / Kansas / Kansas City

Frost dates in Kansas City, KS

The station on this page is KANSAS CITY DOWNTOWN AP, MO US (USW00013988), 7.8 miles from the city point. Population in the Census 2024 estimate is 156,752.

Zone 6bUSDA average annual extreme minimum -5°F to 0°F, from ZIP 66112 (1.6 miles from the city point used on this page).

Median last 32°F is April 4. Median first 32°F is November 2. The 50% growing-season length is 211 days. The green band runs from the median last frost to the median first frost. Thin ticks mark the 10%, 50%, and 90% dates.

Outside the median season Growing seasonTicks: 10%, 50%, and 90%

Last 32°F in spring

NCEI’s probability is the chance the last spring minimum of 32°F or lower occurs on or after the date.

Probability	Date	How to read it
90%	March 17	Earlier date. A last 32°F on or after this day is common.
50%	April 4	Median.
10%	April 20	Later date. A last 32°F on or after this day is uncommon.

First 32°F in fall

NCEI’s probability is the chance the first autumn minimum of 32°F or lower occurs on or before the date.

Probability	Date	How to read it
10%	October 21	Earlier date. A first 32°F on or before this day is uncommon.
50%	November 2	Median.
90%	November 16	Later date. A first 32°F on or before this day is common.

32°F growing-season length

Days between the last spring 32°F and the first autumn 32°F. The figure is a length the season meets or exceeds at that probability, from NCEI, not a subtraction done on this site.

Probability the season is at least this long	Days
10%	234
50%	211
90%	191

28°F threshold

	10%	50%	90%
Last, on or after	April 10	March 26	March 6
First, on or before	October 28	November 11	November 29
Season at least	254 days	231 days	208 days

36°F threshold

	10%	50%	90%
Last, on or after	May 2	April 15	April 1
First, on or before	October 12	October 25	November 6
Season at least	211 days	192 days	170 days

Station KANSAS CITY DOWNTOWN AP, MO US (USW00013988). Completeness flag S, 29 years used for the 32°F dates. NCEI’s annual probability of at least one day at or below 32°F is 100%. Freeze dates are conditional on that threshold occurring. Elevation 226.2 m. The same probability language applies to the 28°F and 36°F rows when those dates passed the same quality checks.

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Kansas City, KS

Zone 6bAverage annual extreme minimum -5°F to 0°F

Outside the median season Growing seasonTicks: 10%, 50%, and 90%

Kansas. Nearest qualified station: KANSAS CITY DOWNTOWN AP, MO US (USW00013988), 7.8 miles. Median last 32°F April 4. Median first 32°F November 2. The 50% growing-season length is 211 days.

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32°F probabilities at this station

	10%	50%	90%
Last 32°F on or after	April 20	April 4	March 17
First 32°F on or before	October 21	November 2	November 16

Column order matches the NCEI file: for the last freeze, 10% is the later date and 90% is the earlier date. How to read the probabilities.

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