When to plant in Sedan, KS

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

Safe to plant out

Apr 18

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Apr 5

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Oct 26

1 year in 10 by Oct 12

Frost-free days

205

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Sedan · 0.9 km away · station 275 m, town 263 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 21 – Mar 7	Apr 18 – May 2	Jun 12
Sweet pepper	Feb 7 – Feb 21	Apr 18 – May 2	Jun 17
Lettuce (leaf)	Feb 1 – Feb 8	Mar 8 – Mar 22	Apr 17
Peas	—	Mar 3 – Mar 31	Apr 27
Bush beans	—	Apr 11 – May 2	May 31
Carrot	—	Mar 15 – Apr 26	May 14
Beet	—	Mar 14 – Apr 25	May 3
Potato	—	Mar 15 – Apr 5	May 24
Kale	Jan 27 – Feb 10	Mar 10 – Mar 24	Apr 22
Broccoli	Jan 25 – Feb 8	Mar 8 – Mar 29	May 7
Cucumber	Mar 21 – Mar 28	Apr 18 – May 2	Jun 7
Summer squash and zucchini	Mar 21 – Mar 28	Apr 18 – May 2	Jun 2
Winter squash	Mar 21 – Mar 28	Apr 18 – May 2	Jul 7
Sweet corn	—	Apr 11 – May 2	Jun 10
Onion (from sets)	—	Mar 8 – Mar 29	Jun 6
Garlic	—	Oct 12 – Nov 9 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Mar 3 – Mar 31	Apr 10
Basil	Mar 7 – Mar 21	Apr 18 – May 2	Jun 14

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Sedan'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	Apr 21
1894	Mar 29
1895	Mar 21
1896	Apr 3
1897	Apr 9
1898	Apr 6
1899	Apr 10
1900	Apr 13
1901	Apr 18
1902	Apr 1
1903	May 3
1904	Apr 17
1905	Mar 12
1906	Mar 30
1907	May 4
1908	Apr 30
1909	May 1
1910	Apr 26
1911	Apr 15
1912	Mar 29
1913	Apr 13
1914	Apr 12
1915	Apr 3
1916	Apr 10
1917	May 1
1918	May 1
1919	Apr 11
1920	Apr 27
1921	Apr 17
1922	Apr 18
1923	May 9
1924	Apr 1
1926	Apr 15
1927	Apr 22
1928	Apr 28
1929	Apr 1
1930	Apr 8
1931	Apr 22
1932	Mar 31
1933	Apr 11
1934	Apr 28
1935	Apr 13
1936	Apr 23
1937	Apr 27
1938	Apr 10
1939	Apr 13
1940	Apr 12
1941	Mar 29
1942	Apr 10
1943	Apr 20
1944	May 6
1945	Apr 5
1946	Apr 12
1947	Mar 30
1948	Apr 14
1949	Apr 16
1950	Apr 20
1951	Apr 23
1952	Apr 11
1953	Apr 18
1954	May 4
1955	Apr 8
1956	Apr 24
1957	Apr 14
1958	Apr 7
1959	Apr 22
1960	May 1
1961	May 2
1962	Apr 16
1963	May 1
1964	Apr 9
1965	Apr 29
1966	May 2
1967	Mar 21
1968	Apr 24
1969	Mar 30
1970	Apr 14
1971	Apr 14
1972	Apr 4
1973	Apr 11
1974	Apr 15
1975	Apr 11
1976	May 3
1977	Apr 5
1978	Apr 21
1979	May 5
1980	Apr 14
1981	Apr 6
1982	Apr 21
1983	Apr 16
1984	Mar 30
1985	Apr 1
1986	Apr 22
1987	Apr 6
1988	Mar 20
1989	Apr 12
1990	Apr 8
1991	Mar 31
1992	Apr 3
1993	Apr 3
1994	Apr 8
1995	Mar 31
1996	Apr 7
1997	Apr 15
1998	Mar 22
1999	Mar 27
2000	Apr 9
2001	Apr 19
2002	Apr 6
2003	Apr 11
2004	Apr 1
2005	Mar 20
2006	Apr 10
2007	Apr 15
2008	Apr 15
2009	Apr 8
2010	Mar 27
2011	Mar 29
2012	Mar 11
2013	Apr 25
2014	Apr 16
2015	Apr 5
2017	Mar 16
2018	Apr 19
2020	Apr 18
2021	Apr 22
2022	Apr 19
2023	Apr 24
2024	Mar 29
2025	Apr 8
2026	Mar 18

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1893	190
1894	225
1895	220
1896	215
1897	202
1898	196
1899	189
1900	208
1901	199
1902	238
1903	167
1904	188
1905	221
1906	193
1907	176
1908	161
1909	163
1910	184
1911	189
1912	181
1913	189
1914	197
1915	188
1916	171
1917	160
1918	183
1920	156
1921	173
1922	182
1923	164
1924	204
1926	192
1927	197
1928	187
1929	206
1930	198
1931	191
1932	188
1933	209
1934	182
1935	201
1936	183
1937	177
1938	195
1939	197
1940	186
1941	212
1942	169
1943	178
1944	193
1945	212
1946	211
1947	219
1948	186
1949	197
1950	197
1951	190
1952	178
1953	204
1954	179
1955	198
1956	197
1957	194
1958	176
1959	178
1960	170
1961	170
1962	191
1963	180
1964	178
1965	165
1966	165
1967	190
1968	162
1969	197
1970	184
1971	199
1972	197
1973	200
1974	203
1975	166
1976	157
1977	189
1978	167
1980	193
1981	199
1982	181
1983	208
1984	183
1986	202
1987	188
1988	240
1989	189
1990	196
1991	212
1992	214
1993	206
1994	200
1995	174
1996	208
1997	193
1998	233
1999	210
2000	181
2001	189
2002	190
2003	209
2004	217
2005	217
2006	194
2007	204
2008	194
2009	224
2010	215
2011	204
2012	209
2013	176
2014	198
2015	217
2017	225
2018	179
2020	189
2021	204
2022	181
2023	188
2024	200
2025	207

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1893	22.6 °C
1894	23.0 °C
1895	23.2 °C
1896	23.2 °C
1897	22.1 °C
1898	22.1 °C
1899	21.9 °C
1900	22.2 °C
1901	22.2 °C
1902	21.4 °C
1903	21.0 °C
1904	20.7 °C
1905	22.2 °C
1906	21.6 °C
1907	20.8 °C
1908	21.7 °C
1909	22.1 °C
1910	21.9 °C
1911	23.1 °C
1912	22.1 °C
1913	23.3 °C
1914	23.1 °C
1915	20.6 °C
1916	21.8 °C
1917	21.1 °C
1920	20.7 °C
1921	23.3 °C
1922	22.8 °C
1923	22.4 °C
1924	21.1 °C
1926	22.0 °C
1927	22.0 °C
1928	21.6 °C
1929	21.9 °C
1930	23.0 °C
1931	22.8 °C
1932	23.3 °C
1933	23.2 °C
1934	24.1 °C
1935	21.7 °C
1936	24.4 °C
1937	22.6 °C
1938	23.1 °C
1939	23.6 °C
1940	21.8 °C
1941	23.4 °C
1942	22.3 °C
1943	23.6 °C
1944	22.6 °C
1945	21.4 °C
1946	23.3 °C
1947	22.9 °C
1948	22.8 °C
1949	22.2 °C
1950	21.0 °C
1951	21.9 °C
1952	23.5 °C
1953	23.0 °C
1954	25.0 °C
1955	23.7 °C
1956	24.8 °C
1957	22.4 °C
1958	22.1 °C
1959	21.8 °C
1960	21.9 °C
1961	20.1 °C
1962	22.1 °C
1963	22.9 °C
1964	22.4 °C
1965	22.2 °C
1966	20.7 °C
1967	20.1 °C
1968	20.7 °C
1969	22.1 °C
1970	22.6 °C
1971	21.7 °C
1972	22.1 °C
1973	21.5 °C
1974	21.5 °C
1975	21.6 °C
1976	20.9 °C
1977	23.2 °C
1978	23.3 °C
1979	21.6 °C
1980	24.1 °C
1981	22.8 °C
1982	21.9 °C
1983	21.7 °C
1984	21.7 °C
1985	21.9 °C
1986	22.8 °C
1987	22.3 °C
1988	22.3 °C
1989	20.8 °C
1990	22.1 °C
1991	22.6 °C
1992	20.4 °C
1993	20.6 °C
1994	21.2 °C
1995	21.0 °C
1996	21.9 °C
1997	21.0 °C
1998	23.5 °C
1999	21.6 °C
2000	22.5 °C
2001	23.4 °C
2002	22.4 °C
2003	22.0 °C
2004	21.4 °C
2005	22.5 °C
2006	23.1 °C
2007	22.1 °C
2008	21.0 °C
2009	21.0 °C
2010	23.1 °C
2011	23.4 °C
2012	23.9 °C
2013	21.0 °C
2014	21.7 °C
2015	22.2 °C
2017	21.7 °C
2018	22.0 °C
2020	21.2 °C
2021	21.9 °C
2022	23.5 °C
2023	23.1 °C
2024	23.5 °C
2025	22.4 °C
2026	24.9 °C

What this means for you: Since 1893, Sedan'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 Sedan (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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