When to plant in Pratt, KS

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

Safe to plant out

May 2

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Apr 16

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Oct 21

1 year in 10 by Oct 6

Frost-free days

182

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Pratt 3nw · 4.7 km away · station 592 m, town 575 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	Mar 7 – Mar 21	May 2 – May 16	Jun 26
Sweet pepper	Feb 21 – Mar 7	May 2 – May 16	Jul 1
Lettuce (leaf)	Feb 12 – Feb 19	Mar 19 – Apr 2	Apr 28
Peas	—	Mar 8 – Apr 5	May 2
Bush beans	—	Apr 25 – May 16	Jun 14
Carrot	—	Mar 26 – May 7	May 25
Beet	—	Mar 19 – Apr 30	May 8
Potato	—	Mar 26 – Apr 16	Jun 4
Kale	Feb 5 – Feb 19	Mar 19 – Apr 2	May 1
Broccoli	Feb 5 – Feb 19	Mar 19 – Apr 9	May 18
Cucumber	Apr 4 – Apr 11	May 2 – May 16	Jun 21
Summer squash and zucchini	Apr 4 – Apr 11	May 2 – May 16	Jun 16
Winter squash	Apr 4 – Apr 11	May 2 – May 16	Jul 21
Sweet corn	—	Apr 25 – May 16	Jun 24
Onion (from sets)	—	Mar 19 – Apr 9	Jun 17
Garlic	—	Oct 7 – Nov 4 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Mar 8 – Apr 5	Apr 15
Basil	Mar 21 – Apr 4	May 2 – May 16	Jun 28

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Pratt'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
1896	Apr 3
1897	May 10
1898	May 3
1899	Apr 21
1900	Apr 13
1901	Apr 18
1902	Apr 23
1903	May 3
1905	Apr 15
1906	Apr 14
1907	May 27
1908	Apr 29
1909	May 1
1910	Apr 19
1912	Apr 18
1913	Apr 13
1915	Apr 3
1916	Apr 26
1917	May 8
1918	Apr 28
1919	Apr 17
1922	Apr 18
1923	Apr 9
1924	Apr 17
1925	Apr 30
1926	Apr 28
1927	Apr 21
1928	Apr 16
1929	Apr 11
1930	Apr 1
1931	Apr 22
1932	Apr 11
1933	Apr 15
1934	Mar 31
1935	Apr 7
1936	Apr 7
1937	Apr 27
1938	May 8
1939	Apr 19
1940	Apr 12
1941	Apr 5
1942	Mar 31
1943	Apr 19
1944	May 6
1945	Apr 5
1946	May 11
1947	Apr 16
1948	Apr 1
1949	Apr 3
1950	Apr 30
1951	Apr 16
1952	Apr 15
1953	May 14
1954	May 3
1955	Apr 7
1956	Apr 29
1957	Apr 13
1958	Apr 7
1959	Apr 22
1960	May 12
1961	May 2
1962	Apr 9
1963	Mar 21
1965	Apr 28
1966	Apr 21
1967	Apr 27
1968	Apr 5
1969	Mar 30
1970	Apr 16
1971	Apr 7
1972	Apr 4
1973	Apr 11
1974	Apr 5
1975	Apr 12
1976	Apr 4
1977	Apr 5
1978	Apr 20
1979	May 11
1980	Apr 15
1981	Apr 1
1982	Apr 22
1984	May 8
1986	Apr 16
1987	Apr 6
1988	Apr 27
1990	May 10
1991	Mar 19
1994	May 2
1995	Apr 27
1996	Apr 23
1997	Apr 14
1998	Apr 17
1999	Apr 18
2000	Apr 17
2002	Apr 26
2003	Apr 10
2004	Apr 13
2005	May 4
2006	Apr 26
2007	Apr 17
2009	Apr 8
2010	Apr 9
2011	Mar 30
2012	Mar 22
2013	May 4
2014	May 2
2015	Apr 10
2016	Apr 2
2017	Apr 27
2021	Apr 22
2022	Apr 26
2023	Apr 23

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1896	191
1897	151
1899	193
1900	180
1901	154
1902	164
1903	146
1905	178
1906	191
1907	137
1908	176
1909	163
1912	186
1915	222
1916	175
1917	152
1922	173
1923	194
1924	188
1925	161
1926	178
1927	198
1928	198
1929	202
1930	202
1931	190
1932	200
1933	201
1934	214
1935	206
1936	197
1937	200
1938	164
1939	196
1940	206
1941	205
1942	208
1943	179
1944	193
1945	199
1946	159
1947	202
1948	198
1949	201
1950	186
1951	185
1952	174
1953	165
1954	176
1955	199
1956	184
1957	194
1958	176
1959	187
1960	160
1961	169
1962	199
1963	224
1965	166
1966	176
1967	188
1968	205
1969	197
1970	175
1971	206
1972	197
1973	200
1974	192
1975	188
1976	186
1977	189
1978	176
1979	151
1980	191
1981	204
1984	144
1988	183
1994	175
1995	147
1996	177
1997	194
1998	206
1999	168
2000	173
2003	197
2004	182
2005	172
2006	175
2007	187
2009	185
2010	209
2011	203
2012	198
2013	167
2014	181
2015	209
2016	220
2017	182
2021	203
2022	173
2023	166

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1896	22.2 °C
1897	21.9 °C
1898	20.9 °C
1899	21.5 °C
1900	22.4 °C
1901	22.6 °C
1903	21.1 °C
1905	21.5 °C
1906	21.3 °C
1907	19.6 °C
1908	21.6 °C
1909	20.9 °C
1912	22.1 °C
1913	22.9 °C
1915	20.3 °C
1916	21.5 °C
1917	20.3 °C
1919	21.4 °C
1920	21.1 °C
1921	23.0 °C
1922	22.3 °C
1923	22.3 °C
1924	21.2 °C
1925	22.9 °C
1926	21.6 °C
1927	21.5 °C
1928	20.8 °C
1929	21.7 °C
1930	23.2 °C
1931	22.7 °C
1932	22.4 °C
1933	23.8 °C
1934	24.1 °C
1935	21.9 °C
1936	24.0 °C
1937	23.4 °C
1938	22.7 °C
1939	23.7 °C
1940	22.3 °C
1941	22.9 °C
1942	22.3 °C
1943	23.1 °C
1944	21.8 °C
1945	21.0 °C
1946	22.7 °C
1947	22.1 °C
1948	22.6 °C
1949	21.4 °C
1950	20.4 °C
1951	20.7 °C
1952	22.5 °C
1953	22.6 °C
1954	23.9 °C
1955	22.9 °C
1956	23.4 °C
1957	21.2 °C
1958	21.5 °C
1959	21.8 °C
1960	22.0 °C
1961	20.2 °C
1962	22.1 °C
1963	23.2 °C
1965	22.1 °C
1966	21.4 °C
1967	21.0 °C
1968	21.4 °C
1969	22.2 °C
1970	22.4 °C
1971	22.1 °C
1972	21.8 °C
1973	21.5 °C
1974	21.5 °C
1975	20.9 °C
1976	21.1 °C
1977	22.8 °C
1978	23.1 °C
1979	21.0 °C
1980	22.6 °C
1981	22.1 °C
1984	20.8 °C
1987	21.1 °C
1988	21.7 °C
1993	21.2 °C
1994	22.2 °C
1995	20.4 °C
1996	21.9 °C
1997	20.7 °C
1998	23.1 °C
1999	21.6 °C
2000	22.5 °C
2004	20.5 °C
2005	21.3 °C
2006	21.9 °C
2007	21.0 °C
2009	20.5 °C
2010	22.3 °C
2011	22.8 °C
2012	22.5 °C
2013	20.2 °C
2014	20.4 °C
2015	21.0 °C
2016	20.8 °C
2017	20.8 °C
2021	23.1 °C
2022	23.1 °C
2023	23.1 °C

What this means for you: Since 1896, Pratt'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 Pratt 3nw (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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