When to plant in Hiawatha, KS

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

Safe to plant out

May 3

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Apr 17

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Oct 16

1 year in 10 by Oct 4

Frost-free days

178

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Horton · 20.6 km away · station 315 m, town 345 m. How we match towns to stations

This season

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Planting dates for common crops

Crop	Start indoors	Plant out or sow	Harvest from
Tomato	Mar 8 – Mar 22	May 3 – May 17	Jun 27
Sweet pepper	Feb 22 – Mar 8	May 3 – May 17	Jul 2
Lettuce (leaf)	Feb 13 – Feb 20	Mar 20 – Apr 3	Apr 29
Peas	—	Mar 15 – Apr 12	May 9
Bush beans	—	Apr 26 – May 17	Jun 15
Carrot	—	Mar 27 – May 8	May 26
Beet	—	Mar 24 – May 5	May 13
Potato	—	Mar 27 – Apr 17	Jun 5
Kale	Feb 8 – Feb 22	Mar 22 – Apr 5	May 4
Broccoli	Feb 6 – Feb 20	Mar 20 – Apr 10	May 19
Cucumber	Apr 5 – Apr 12	May 3 – May 17	Jun 22
Summer squash and zucchini	Apr 5 – Apr 12	May 3 – May 17	Jun 17
Winter squash	Apr 5 – Apr 12	May 3 – May 17	Jul 22
Sweet corn	—	Apr 26 – May 17	Jun 25
Onion (from sets)	—	Mar 20 – Apr 10	Jun 18
Garlic	—	Oct 2 – Oct 30 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Mar 15 – Apr 12	Apr 22
Basil	Mar 22 – Apr 5	May 3 – May 17	Jun 29

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Hiawatha'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
1891	Apr 7
1893	Apr 23
1894	Apr 11
1895	Apr 2
1896	Apr 3
1897	Apr 19
1898	Apr 7
1899	Apr 9
1900	Apr 13
1901	Apr 18
1902	Apr 23
1904	Apr 17
1905	Apr 18
1906	Apr 15
1907	May 15
1908	May 2
1909	May 10
1910	Apr 23
1911	May 2
1912	Apr 18
1913	Apr 12
1914	Apr 20
1915	Apr 4
1916	Apr 10
1917	May 5
1918	Apr 25
1919	Apr 17
1920	Apr 28
1921	Apr 18
1922	Apr 18
1923	May 9
1924	May 11
1925	Mar 30
1926	Apr 19
1927	Apr 22
1928	Apr 19
1929	Apr 12
1930	Apr 2
1931	Apr 27
1932	Apr 27
1933	Apr 16
1934	Apr 27
1935	Apr 16
1936	Apr 22
1937	Apr 11
1938	Apr 22
1939	Apr 19
1940	Apr 19
1941	Apr 24
1942	May 4
1943	Apr 20
1944	May 6
1945	May 5
1946	May 11
1947	May 29
1948	Apr 14
1949	Apr 19
1950	May 1
1951	Apr 23
1952	Apr 16
1953	Apr 27
1954	May 4
1955	Apr 9
1956	Apr 29
1957	Apr 14
1958	Apr 29
1959	Apr 22
1960	May 12
1961	May 2
1962	Apr 18
1963	May 1
1964	Apr 9
1965	Apr 28
1966	Apr 28
1967	May 2
1968	Apr 10
1969	Apr 6
1970	May 2
1971	Apr 10
1972	Apr 25
1973	Apr 13
1974	Apr 17
1975	Apr 20
1976	May 3
1977	Apr 6
1978	Apr 21
1979	Apr 28
1980	May 9
1981	May 11
1982	Apr 23
1983	Apr 19
1984	Apr 23
1985	May 16
1986	Apr 22
1987	Apr 12
1988	Apr 28
1989	May 7
1990	Apr 30
1991	Apr 10
1993	Apr 9
1994	Apr 29
1995	Apr 22
1996	Apr 23
1997	May 13
1998	Apr 18
1999	Apr 18
2000	Apr 12
2001	Apr 18
2002	Apr 25
2004	May 3
2005	May 3
2009	Apr 15
2010	Mar 30
2011	Apr 5
2012	Mar 11
2013	Apr 26
2014	Apr 19
2015	Apr 22
2016	Apr 12
2017	Mar 18
2018	Apr 26
2019	Apr 13
2020	May 9
2021	Apr 23
2022	Apr 26
2023	Apr 23
2024	Apr 20
2025	Apr 9
2026	Apr 29

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1891	182
1893	174
1894	179
1895	188
1896	196
1897	196
1898	192
1899	172
1900	208
1901	178
1902	173
1904	188
1905	185
1906	177
1907	149
1908	149
1909	154
1910	187
1911	172
1912	186
1913	189
1914	189
1915	187
1916	171
1917	155
1918	147
1919	176
1920	154
1921	172
1922	176
1923	163
1924	179
1925	192
1926	187
1927	193
1928	196
1929	193
1930	197
1931	187
1932	161
1933	191
1934	184
1935	172
1936	182
1937	167
1938	149
1939	163
1940	159
1941	185
1942	142
1943	177
1944	158
1945	156
1946	153
1947	152
1948	185
1949	162
1950	176
1951	157
1952	172
1953	162
1954	176
1955	186
1956	179
1957	193
1958	154
1959	169
1960	160
1961	170
1962	188
1963	180
1964	178
1965	166
1966	164
1967	161
1968	197
1969	190
1970	160
1971	182
1972	157
1973	198
1974	166
1975	178
1976	155
1977	185
1978	168
1979	159
1980	155
1981	160
1982	173
1983	156
1984	158
1985	137
1986	174
1987	173
1988	161
1989	139
1990	162
1991	161
1993	183
1994	178
1995	152
1996	181
1997	165
1998	206
1999	168
2000	177
2001	170
2009	177
2010	211
2011	196
2012	208
2013	175
2014	194
2015	164
2016	210
2017	223
2018	171
2019	181
2020	159
2021	181
2022	164
2023	176
2024	178
2025	195

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1891	19.6 °C
1893	19.9 °C
1894	21.2 °C
1895	21.0 °C
1896	20.9 °C
1897	21.0 °C
1898	20.4 °C
1899	20.4 °C
1900	21.0 °C
1901	21.7 °C
1902	19.9 °C
1903	19.3 °C
1904	18.6 °C
1905	20.0 °C
1906	20.6 °C
1907	18.8 °C
1908	19.7 °C
1909	19.3 °C
1910	19.6 °C
1911	21.0 °C
1912	19.8 °C
1913	21.5 °C
1914	20.9 °C
1915	18.6 °C
1916	19.3 °C
1917	17.9 °C
1918	20.0 °C
1919	20.0 °C
1920	18.9 °C
1921	21.1 °C
1922	20.6 °C
1923	19.7 °C
1924	19.1 °C
1925	20.9 °C
1926	20.4 °C
1927	19.5 °C
1928	19.2 °C
1929	20.0 °C
1930	21.5 °C
1931	21.1 °C
1932	20.9 °C
1933	21.4 °C
1934	23.2 °C
1935	19.6 °C
1936	22.5 °C
1937	21.6 °C
1938	21.1 °C
1939	21.7 °C
1940	20.2 °C
1941	21.3 °C
1942	20.1 °C
1943	20.6 °C
1944	20.2 °C
1945	19.2 °C
1946	20.1 °C
1947	20.3 °C
1948	20.7 °C
1949	19.6 °C
1950	18.1 °C
1951	18.4 °C
1952	20.7 °C
1953	20.4 °C
1954	21.2 °C
1955	21.1 °C
1956	20.8 °C
1957	20.0 °C
1958	19.5 °C
1959	21.2 °C
1960	20.6 °C
1961	19.0 °C
1962	20.8 °C
1963	21.6 °C
1964	21.2 °C
1965	20.7 °C
1966	19.8 °C
1967	19.6 °C
1968	20.4 °C
1969	21.0 °C
1970	21.5 °C
1971	20.8 °C
1972	20.5 °C
1973	20.5 °C
1974	20.8 °C
1975	20.8 °C
1976	21.0 °C
1977	22.2 °C
1978	21.5 °C
1979	20.4 °C
1980	22.5 °C
1981	21.3 °C
1982	20.2 °C
1983	21.2 °C
1984	20.7 °C
1985	20.9 °C
1986	22.0 °C
1987	22.2 °C
1988	22.5 °C
1989	20.9 °C
1990	21.3 °C
1991	22.6 °C
1993	20.3 °C
2005	21.0 °C
2007	21.3 °C
2009	18.9 °C
2010	21.5 °C
2011	20.7 °C
2012	21.8 °C
2013	19.6 °C
2014	19.9 °C
2015	20.9 °C
2016	21.1 °C
2017	20.1 °C
2018	20.9 °C
2019	20.6 °C
2020	19.7 °C
2021	20.1 °C
2022	20.3 °C
2023	21.0 °C
2024	20.9 °C
2025	20.1 °C
2026	21.6 °C

What this means for you: Since 1891, Hiawatha'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 Horton (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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