Frost dates by ZIP code: The nearest NOAA stations to your ZIP, 1991-2020 normals
Enter a five-digit ZIP code. PlainClimate finds its center (Census Bureau 2024) and the five nearest NOAA stations with frost dates, and shows each station's last spring and first autumn 32°F dates with its distance and elevation.
Frost dates near ZIP 64153
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts ZIP 64153 in zone 6b (the coldest night of a typical year: -5 to 0°F).
The nearest station, Kansas City, MO, is 2 miles from the ZIP's center: its last spring frost comes after April 13 in half of years and after April 29 in one year in ten. By the USDA's method its plant hardiness zone is 6a.
| Station | Distance | Elevation | Last frost (median) | 1 in 10 after | First frost (median) | Hardiness zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City, MOKansas City International Airport | 2 mi | 1,005 ft | April 13 | April 29 | October 24 | 6a |
| Leavenworth, KS | 11 mi | 870 ft | April 12 | April 25 | October 27 | – |
| Leavenworth (3 mi SW), KS | 12 mi | 871 ft | April 19 | May 4 | October 19 | – |
| Smithville, MOSmithville Lake | 12 mi | 904 ft | April 18 | May 3 | October 20 | – |
| Kansas City Downtown Airport, MO | 13 mi | 742 ft | April 4 | April 20 | November 2 | 6b |
Frost comes later in spring at higher and colder stations and earlier in low, open ground: prefer a station at a similar elevation to yours. Hardiness zone in the table: the USDA's rule (the average of each year's coldest night, 1991-2020) applied to the station's own record.
Every frost threshold at Kansas City
NOAA publishes the dates for several temperatures and odds. A 30% spring date means a 3-in-10 chance of a later frost (the convention almanacs use); 50% is the median; 10% the cautious date.
| Threshold | Spring, 10% | Spring, 30% | Spring, 50% | Spring, 90% | Autumn, 50% | Autumn, 10% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36°F (light frost) | May 7 | April 30 | April 24 | April 9 | October 14 | September 29 |
| 32°F | April 29 | April 20 | April 13 | March 30 | October 24 | October 9 |
| 28°F (hard freeze) | April 18 | April 7 | April 1 | March 16 | November 1 | October 19 |
| 24°F | April 6 | March 30 | March 22 | March 5 | November 10 | October 29 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals; ZIP centers: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026. Autumn 10%: one year in ten has its first frost before this date.