When to plant in Fredonia, KS

Planting dates worked out from Fredonia's own frost records, not a generic zone chart.

Safe to plant out

Apr 20

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Apr 9

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Oct 23

1 year in 10 by Oct 9

Frost-free days

195

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Fredonia · 0.0 km away · station 272 m, town 273 m. How we match towns to stations

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Planting dates for common crops

Crop	Start indoors	Plant out or sow	Harvest from
Tomato	Feb 23 – Mar 9	Apr 20 – May 4	Jun 14
Sweet pepper	Feb 9 – Feb 23	Apr 20 – May 4	Jun 19
Lettuce (leaf)	Feb 5 – Feb 12	Mar 12 – Mar 26	Apr 21
Peas	—	Mar 3 – Mar 31	Apr 27
Bush beans	—	Apr 13 – May 4	Jun 2
Carrot	—	Mar 19 – Apr 30	May 18
Beet	—	Mar 15 – Apr 26	May 4
Potato	—	Mar 19 – Apr 9	May 28
Kale	Jan 29 – Feb 12	Mar 12 – Mar 26	Apr 24
Broccoli	Jan 29 – Feb 12	Mar 12 – Apr 2	May 11
Cucumber	Mar 23 – Mar 30	Apr 20 – May 4	Jun 9
Summer squash and zucchini	Mar 23 – Mar 30	Apr 20 – May 4	Jun 4
Winter squash	Mar 23 – Mar 30	Apr 20 – May 4	Jul 9
Sweet corn	—	Apr 13 – May 4	Jun 12
Onion (from sets)	—	Mar 12 – Apr 2	Jun 10
Garlic	—	Oct 9 – Nov 6 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Mar 3 – Mar 31	Apr 10
Basil	Mar 9 – Mar 23	Apr 20 – May 4	Jun 16

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Fredonia's weather over time

How the growing season has shifted here, year by year, from the station's own records.

Each year's last spring frostLong-term trend

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Year	Last spring frost
1904	Apr 17
1906	May 9
1909	May 1
1910	Apr 26
1911	Apr 9
1912	Mar 29
1913	Apr 13
1914	Apr 12
1915	Apr 3
1916	Apr 9
1917	Apr 9
1918	Apr 21
1919	Apr 1
1920	Apr 27
1921	Apr 17
1922	Apr 18
1923	May 9
1924	Apr 1
1925	Mar 27
1926	Apr 28
1927	Apr 22
1928	Apr 15
1929	Apr 1
1930	Mar 30
1931	Apr 22
1932	Mar 23
1933	Apr 11
1934	Mar 31
1935	Apr 15
1936	Apr 7
1937	Apr 27
1938	Apr 10
1939	Apr 17
1940	Apr 13
1941	Mar 29
1942	Apr 10
1943	Apr 20
1944	May 6
1945	Apr 5
1946	Mar 10
1947	Mar 30
1948	Apr 1
1949	Apr 16
1950	Apr 26
1951	Apr 16
1952	Apr 10
1953	Apr 20
1954	May 3
1955	Apr 7
1956	Apr 24
1957	Apr 14
1958	Mar 31
1959	Apr 22
1960	Apr 5
1961	May 2
1962	Apr 16
1963	May 1
1964	Apr 9
1965	Apr 28
1966	Apr 21
1967	Apr 24
1968	Apr 24
1969	Mar 30
1970	Apr 14
1971	Apr 14
1972	Apr 9
1973	Apr 11
1974	Apr 5
1975	Apr 12
1976	May 3
1977	Apr 5
1978	Apr 21
1980	May 9
1981	Mar 23
1982	Apr 23
1983	Apr 15
1985	Apr 9
1986	Apr 22
1991	Mar 30
1992	Apr 3
1994	Apr 9
1995	Apr 13
1996	Apr 9
1998	Apr 17
2006	Apr 9
2007	Apr 15
2008	Apr 15
2009	Apr 15
2010	Mar 30
2011	May 3
2012	Mar 11
2013	Apr 25
2016	Apr 3
2017	Mar 16
2018	Apr 17
2019	Apr 13
2020	Apr 19
2021	Apr 22
2022	Apr 10
2023	Apr 24
2024	Mar 28
2025	Apr 8
2026	Mar 18

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1906	152
1909	163
1910	184
1911	195
1912	215
1913	189
1914	196
1915	224
1916	172
1917	181
1918	193
1919	209
1920	155
1921	177
1922	181
1923	164
1924	219
1925	196
1926	178
1927	193
1928	201
1929	206
1930	200
1931	191
1932	195
1933	205
1934	210
1935	190
1936	198
1937	177
1938	162
1939	193
1940	206
1941	212
1942	169
1943	177
1944	158
1945	199
1946	244
1947	222
1948	199
1949	197
1950	191
1951	197
1952	178
1953	202
1954	179
1955	199
1956	197
1957	193
1958	183
1959	169
1960	197
1962	191
1963	180
1964	178
1965	166
1966	177
1967	185
1968	183
1969	197
1970	184
1971	199
1972	192
1974	192
1975	172
1976	157
1977	189
1978	185
1980	168
1981	209
1982	180
1986	200
1991	213
1994	199
1995	161
1996	204
2006	195
2007	199
2008	194
2009	177
2010	212
2011	169
2012	209
2013	176
2016	230
2017	226
2018	181
2019	182
2020	189
2021	205
2022	190
2023	188
2024	201
2025	207

Each year's average temperature, April to SeptemberLong-term trend

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1902	21.1 °C
1906	21.5 °C
1909	22.1 °C
1910	21.8 °C
1911	23.2 °C
1912	21.9 °C
1913	23.3 °C
1914	23.0 °C
1915	20.5 °C
1916	21.6 °C
1917	20.6 °C
1918	22.4 °C
1919	21.7 °C
1920	20.9 °C
1921	22.6 °C
1922	22.4 °C
1923	22.5 °C
1924	20.9 °C
1925	23.0 °C
1926	21.5 °C
1927	21.3 °C
1928	21.2 °C
1929	21.6 °C
1930	23.0 °C
1931	22.4 °C
1932	23.1 °C
1933	23.1 °C
1934	24.0 °C
1935	21.4 °C
1936	24.9 °C
1937	22.1 °C
1938	22.5 °C
1939	23.4 °C
1940	21.4 °C
1941	22.6 °C
1942	21.2 °C
1943	22.3 °C
1944	21.5 °C
1945	21.2 °C
1946	23.1 °C
1947	21.9 °C
1948	22.1 °C
1949	21.6 °C
1950	20.3 °C
1951	20.4 °C
1952	23.1 °C
1953	22.4 °C
1954	24.5 °C
1955	23.3 °C
1956	23.9 °C
1957	21.8 °C
1958	22.1 °C
1959	22.3 °C
1960	22.3 °C
1961	20.4 °C
1962	22.5 °C
1963	23.9 °C
1964	23.0 °C
1965	22.8 °C
1966	21.7 °C
1967	21.1 °C
1968	21.6 °C
1969	22.4 °C
1970	22.6 °C
1971	21.6 °C
1972	22.0 °C
1973	21.6 °C
1974	21.6 °C
1975	21.4 °C
1976	21.0 °C
1977	23.0 °C
1978	23.2 °C
1980	23.5 °C
1981	22.7 °C
1982	21.7 °C
1983	22.2 °C
1985	21.8 °C
1986	22.7 °C
1990	22.1 °C
1991	23.0 °C
1994	22.0 °C
1995	21.0 °C
1996	20.9 °C
2006	22.6 °C
2007	22.0 °C
2008	20.7 °C
2009	20.4 °C
2010	22.6 °C
2011	22.3 °C
2012	23.0 °C
2013	20.1 °C
2016	22.1 °C
2017	21.7 °C
2018	22.4 °C
2019	22.0 °C
2020	21.5 °C
2021	21.7 °C
2022	22.7 °C
2023	22.3 °C
2024	22.6 °C
2025	21.8 °C
2026	24.1 °C

What this means for you: Since 1904, Fredonia's last spring frost has stayed at about the same time of year. Year-to-year swings are large, so keep using the safe date rather than the trend.

Source: daily records from Fredonia (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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