When to plant in Liberal, KS

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

Safe to plant out

May 1

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Apr 15

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Oct 23

1 year in 10 by Oct 11

Frost-free days

188

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Liberal · 1.9 km away · station 864 m, town 864 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 6 – Mar 20	May 1 – May 15	Jun 25
Sweet pepper	Feb 20 – Mar 6	May 1 – May 15	Jun 30
Lettuce (leaf)	Feb 11 – Feb 18	Mar 18 – Apr 1	Apr 27
Peas	—	Mar 6 – Apr 3	Apr 30
Bush beans	—	Apr 24 – May 15	Jun 13
Carrot	—	Mar 25 – May 6	May 24
Beet	—	Mar 18 – Apr 29	May 7
Potato	—	Mar 25 – Apr 15	Jun 3
Kale	Feb 4 – Feb 18	Mar 18 – Apr 1	Apr 30
Broccoli	Feb 4 – Feb 18	Mar 18 – Apr 8	May 17
Cucumber	Apr 3 – Apr 10	May 1 – May 15	Jun 20
Summer squash and zucchini	Apr 3 – Apr 10	May 1 – May 15	Jun 15
Winter squash	Apr 3 – Apr 10	May 1 – May 15	Jul 20
Sweet corn	—	Apr 24 – May 15	Jun 23
Onion (from sets)	—	Mar 18 – Apr 8	Jun 16
Garlic	—	Oct 9 – Nov 6 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Mar 6 – Apr 3	Apr 13
Basil	Mar 20 – Apr 3	May 1 – May 15	Jun 27

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Liberal'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
1893	May 8
1908	Apr 29
1909	May 1
1910	Apr 23
1911	May 2
1912	Apr 22
1913	Apr 25
1914	Apr 13
1915	May 7
1916	Apr 27
1917	May 7
1918	May 1
1919	Apr 17
1920	Apr 23
1921	Apr 26
1922	Apr 19
1923	Apr 21
1924	May 10
1925	Apr 29
1926	Apr 12
1927	Apr 22
1928	Apr 15
1929	Apr 26
1930	Apr 2
1931	May 22
1932	Apr 11
1933	Apr 15
1934	Mar 30
1935	Apr 13
1936	Apr 10
1937	Apr 24
1938	May 8
1939	Apr 19
1940	Apr 18
1941	Apr 20
1942	Apr 9
1943	Mar 25
1944	Apr 20
1945	May 3
1946	May 11
1947	Apr 24
1948	Apr 13
1949	Apr 4
1950	Apr 30
1951	Apr 13
1952	Apr 13
1953	May 14
1954	May 3
1955	Apr 1
1956	Apr 29
1957	Apr 14
1958	Apr 24
1959	Apr 22
1960	Apr 30
1961	Apr 15
1962	Apr 2
1963	Mar 26
1964	Apr 8
1965	Mar 30
1966	May 13
1967	May 2
1968	Apr 24
1969	Mar 30
1970	May 1
1971	Apr 6
1972	Apr 4
1973	Apr 27
1974	Apr 16
1975	Apr 14
1976	Apr 4
1977	Apr 5
1978	May 3
1979	May 4
1980	Apr 15
1981	May 10
1982	Apr 21
1983	Apr 15
1984	Apr 30
1985	Mar 31
1986	Apr 15
1987	Apr 4
1988	Apr 12
1989	Apr 12
1990	Apr 13
1991	Mar 30
1992	Apr 3
1993	Apr 18
1994	Apr 30
1995	Apr 13
1996	Apr 15
1997	Apr 14
1998	Apr 19
1999	Apr 17
2000	Apr 16
2001	Mar 29
2002	Apr 4
2003	Apr 9
2004	Apr 12
2005	Apr 12
2006	Apr 26
2007	Apr 16
2008	Apr 19
2009	Apr 8
2010	Apr 9
2011	May 4
2012	Mar 21
2013	May 6
2014	May 3
2015	Apr 11
2016	Apr 3
2017	May 1
2018	Apr 18
2019	Apr 15
2020	Apr 18
2021	Apr 22
2022	Apr 26
2023	Apr 17
2024	Apr 12
2025	Apr 16
2026	Apr 30

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1908	176
1909	174
1910	179
1911	171
1912	179
1913	168
1914	184
1915	185
1917	153
1918	141
1919	186
1920	186
1921	188
1922	181
1923	190
1924	173
1925	162
1926	194
1927	156
1928	196
1929	179
1930	201
1931	160
1932	176
1933	201
1934	211
1935	192
1936	194
1937	203
1938	167
1939	193
1940	179
1942	163
1943	203
1944	207
1945	171
1946	152
1947	193
1948	176
1949	200
1950	186
1951	191
1952	176
1953	176
1954	176
1955	205
1956	187
1957	193
1958	190
1959	187
1960	182
1961	201
1962	216
1963	219
1964	193
1965	228
1966	154
1967	183
1968	196
1969	196
1970	159
1971	205
1972	197
1973	186
1974	181
1975	192
1977	210
1978	176
1979	179
1980	191
1981	165
1982	172
1983	208
1984	151
1985	181
1986	179
1987	218
1988	211
1989	188
1990	191
1991	202
1992	196
1993	186
1994	188
1995	188
1996	184
1997	193
1998	198
1999	182
2000	160
2001	189
2002	197
2003	198
2004	203
2005	194
2006	178
2007	198
2008	187
2009	185
2010	201
2011	175
2013	165
2014	185
2015	214
2016	219
2017	173
2018	179
2019	178
2020	187
2021	176
2022	174
2023	180
2024	186
2025	196

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1907	20.4 °C
1908	21.5 °C
1910	21.7 °C
1911	21.9 °C
1912	20.6 °C
1913	21.9 °C
1914	21.9 °C
1915	19.5 °C
1916	21.0 °C
1917	20.0 °C
1918	20.8 °C
1919	21.2 °C
1920	20.2 °C
1921	21.6 °C
1922	22.3 °C
1924	21.0 °C
1925	22.8 °C
1926	20.6 °C
1927	21.3 °C
1928	19.8 °C
1929	20.8 °C
1930	21.9 °C
1931	22.2 °C
1932	22.3 °C
1933	23.3 °C
1934	23.9 °C
1935	21.6 °C
1936	23.4 °C
1937	23.0 °C
1938	22.8 °C
1939	23.2 °C
1940	22.6 °C
1941	22.1 °C
1942	21.4 °C
1943	22.5 °C
1944	21.5 °C
1945	21.0 °C
1946	22.6 °C
1947	21.4 °C
1948	22.1 °C
1949	20.7 °C
1950	21.1 °C
1951	20.7 °C
1952	22.9 °C
1953	22.5 °C
1954	23.2 °C
1955	22.9 °C
1956	23.7 °C
1957	21.9 °C
1958	22.3 °C
1959	22.2 °C
1960	22.6 °C
1961	21.1 °C
1962	22.7 °C
1963	24.1 °C
1964	23.3 °C
1965	22.2 °C
1966	22.2 °C
1967	21.7 °C
1968	21.5 °C
1969	22.6 °C
1970	22.5 °C
1971	21.8 °C
1972	21.7 °C
1973	20.4 °C
1974	21.7 °C
1975	21.9 °C
1977	23.3 °C
1978	22.6 °C
1979	21.8 °C
1980	21.9 °C
1981	22.6 °C
1982	21.3 °C
1983	21.7 °C
1984	21.7 °C
1985	22.6 °C
1986	23.3 °C
1987	22.2 °C
1988	21.6 °C
1989	21.0 °C
1990	22.2 °C
1991	22.3 °C
1992	20.8 °C
1993	20.9 °C
1994	22.1 °C
1995	19.7 °C
1996	20.8 °C
1997	20.0 °C
1998	22.2 °C
1999	20.9 °C
2000	22.2 °C
2001	22.2 °C
2002	21.7 °C
2003	21.4 °C
2004	21.0 °C
2005	21.3 °C
2006	22.1 °C
2007	21.2 °C
2008	20.9 °C
2009	20.6 °C
2010	22.2 °C
2011	22.9 °C
2013	21.2 °C
2014	21.2 °C
2015	22.3 °C
2016	21.4 °C
2017	20.8 °C
2018	21.6 °C
2019	21.4 °C
2020	21.2 °C
2021	21.3 °C
2022	22.4 °C
2023	21.1 °C
2024	22.1 °C
2025	21.1 °C
2026	23.3 °C

What this means for you: Since 1893, Liberal's last spring frost has come about 1 day earlier per decade, on average. Year-to-year swings are large, so keep using the safe date rather than the trend.

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

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