Plan your vegetable garden in Kansas

All the statistical weather information you need to prepare a bulletproof plan for your garden in Kansas

Temperature range in Kansas

Kansas has temperatures ranging from -14°F to 104°F, with approximately 181 frost free days.

Kansas has 93 days with average temperature range from 50°F to 90°F that are suitable for growing warm season vegetables and 98 days with average temperature range from 40°F to 80°F that are suitable for growing cool season vegetables

Chart displaying weekly air temperature in Kansas — Kansas air temperature chart based on weather statistics from 2019 to 2023

Total frost free days (after last frost and before first frost)	181
Total days suitable to grow warm season vegetables	93
Total days suitable to grow cool season vegetables	98
Day with highest recorded temperature in past 4 years	August 19: 104°F
Day with lowest recorded temperature in past 4 years	February 16: -14°F
First expected frost date	October 19
Last expected frost date	April 21

Notable temperature facts for gardening in Kansas

Warm season vegetables you can grow in Kansas

Chart displaying days suitable for growing warm season vegetables in Kansas — Days suitable for growing warm season vegetables in Kansas

Warm season vegetables can be planted in Kansas after May 02 when air temperatures are consistently above 50°F (10°C) and soil temperature is above 50°F (10°C)

Good temperature range for warm season vegetables is between 50°F and 90°F. With warm season vegetables it is important to wait until all conditions are optimal, because sudden temperature drop can stun new vegetable growth, this way delaying overall harvest.

Warm season vegetables that can be planted directly into soil in Kansas

Summer squash

Eggplant

Okra

Tomato

True Melon

Watermelon

Warm season vegetables that need to be started indoors before transplanting outdoors in Kansas

Cucumber

Winter squash

Sweet corn

Chayote

Tomatillo

Cool season vegetables you can grow in Kansas

Chart displaying days suitable for growing cool season vegetables in Kansas — Days suitable for growing cool season vegetables in Kansas

Cool season vegetables can be planted in Kansas after April 03 when average air temperature is consistently above 40°F (4°C) and soil temperature is above 45°F (7°C)

Good temperature range for cool season vegetables is between 40°F and 80°F. With cool season vegetables it is important to avoid high air temperatures because exposure to high temperatures is most likely to stun growth, cause bitterness and encourage premature bolting in some plants. Plan your cool vegetable planting so they are harvested before hot weather stretch, provide them with additional shading.

Cool season vegetables that can be planted directly into soil in Kansas

Arugula

Beets

Radish

Spinach

Swiss chard

Turnip

Chives

Coriander

Cool season vegetables that need to be started indoors before transplanting outdoors in Kansas

Broccoli

Carrot

Kale

Lettuce

Rhubarb

Parsley

Endive

Parsnip

Kohlrabi

Table with days suitable to grow vegetables in Kansas

Tolerable temperature range for cool season vegetables: 40°F to 80°F

Tolerable temperature range for warm season vegetables: 50°F to 90°F

	Week	Average temperature	Possible min and max temperature	Suitable for cool season vegetables	Suitable for warm season vegetables
1	January 01 - January 03	24°F to 42°F	3°F to 54°F
2	January 04 - January 10	29°F to 47°F	9°F to 59°F
3	January 11 - January 17	29°F to 46°F	17°F to 59°F
4	January 18 - January 24	25°F to 42°F	9°F to 57°F
5	January 25 - January 31	23°F to 41°F	3°F to 61°F
6	February 01 - February 07	26°F to 46°F	8°F to 67°F
7	February 08 - February 14	23°F to 41°F	0°F to 59°F
8	February 15 - February 21	22°F to 44°F	-14°F to 68°F
9	February 22 - February 28	26°F to 47°F	7°F to 67°F
10	March 01 - March 07	32°F to 56°F	-3°F to 76°F
11	March 08 - March 14	37°F to 56°F	13°F to 73°F
12	March 15 - March 21	37°F to 58°F	20°F to 75°F
13	March 22 - March 28	40°F to 59°F	25°F to 74°F	TRUE
14	March 29 - April 04	42°F to 65°F	26°F to 83°F	TRUE
15	April 05 - April 11	46°F to 70°F	28°F to 81°F	TRUE
16	April 12 - April 18	43°F to 66°F	28°F to 86°F	TRUE
17	April 19 - April 25	47°F to 69°F	31°F to 82°F	TRUE
18	April 26 - May 02	51°F to 72°F	39°F to 85°F	TRUE	TRUE
19	May 03 - May 09	54°F to 74°F	41°F to 90°F	TRUE	TRUE
20	May 10 - May 16	55°F to 74°F	39°F to 90°F	TRUE	TRUE
21	May 17 - May 23	57°F to 75°F	45°F to 89°F	TRUE	TRUE
22	May 24 - May 30	61°F to 78°F	49°F to 89°F	TRUE	TRUE
23	May 31 - June 06	63°F to 82°F	52°F to 94°F		TRUE
24	June 07 - June 13	65°F to 85°F	52°F to 96°F		TRUE
25	June 14 - June 20	70°F to 90°F	60°F to 99°F
26	June 21 - June 27	69°F to 88°F	59°F to 98°F		TRUE
27	June 28 - July 04	71°F to 90°F	61°F to 99°F
28	July 05 - July 11	71°F to 89°F	62°F to 97°F		TRUE
29	July 12 - July 18	72°F to 92°F	62°F to 101°F
30	July 19 - July 25	73°F to 92°F	62°F to 102°F
31	July 26 - August 01	73°F to 91°F	63°F to 101°F
32	August 02 - August 08	71°F to 89°F	60°F to 99°F		TRUE
33	August 09 - August 15	72°F to 91°F	60°F to 98°F
34	August 16 - August 22	70°F to 90°F	63°F to 104°F
35	August 23 - August 29	72°F to 91°F	61°F to 101°F
36	August 30 - September 05	69°F to 89°F	61°F to 97°F		TRUE
37	September 06 - September 12	66°F to 86°F	48°F to 95°F		TRUE
38	September 13 - September 19	66°F to 85°F	55°F to 97°F		TRUE
39	September 20 - September 26	63°F to 83°F	53°F to 97°F		TRUE
40	September 27 - October 03	62°F to 81°F	45°F to 92°F		TRUE
41	October 04 - October 10	55°F to 76°F	42°F to 90°F	TRUE	TRUE
42	October 11 - October 17	50°F to 71°F	35°F to 87°F	TRUE	TRUE
43	October 18 - October 24	50°F to 71°F	32°F to 85°F	TRUE	TRUE
44	October 25 - October 31	40°F to 56°F	24°F to 77°F	TRUE
45	November 01 - November 07	43°F to 63°F	26°F to 76°F	TRUE
46	November 08 - November 14	40°F to 58°F	15°F to 74°F	TRUE
47	November 15 - November 21	39°F to 58°F	22°F to 72°F	TRUE
48	November 22 - November 28	34°F to 52°F	20°F to 65°F
49	November 29 - December 05	34°F to 52°F	24°F to 70°F
50	December 06 - December 12	34°F to 52°F	24°F to 66°F
51	December 13 - December 19	30°F to 46°F	16°F to 71°F
52	December 20 - December 26	30°F to 49°F	-4°F to 70°F
53	December 27 - December 31	31°F to 48°F	18°F to 66°F

Table with days suitable to grow vegetables in Kansas

Counties in Kansas

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