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Frost line depth in Kansas

Estimated frost depth in typical soil runs from 21″ to 34″ across Kansas's 105 counties. Pick your county or enter a ZIP code for a local estimate.

Deepest frost

  1. Washington County 34″
  2. Republic County 33″
  3. Marshall County 33″
  4. Jewell County 33″
  5. Doniphan County 33″

Mildest

  1. Seward County 21″
  2. Morton County 22″
  3. Meade County 22″
  4. Stevens County 23″
  5. Haskell County 23″

Frost depth by county

CountyEst. frost (typical soil)Typical code range
Allen County26″24–36″
Anderson County27″24–36″
Atchison County31″30–42″
Barber County23″18–30″
Barton County26″24–36″
Bourbon County26″24–36″
Brown County32″30–42″
Butler County25″24–36″
Chase County27″24–36″
Chautauqua County24″24–30″
Cherokee County23″18–30″
Cheyenne County28″24–36″
Clark County24″24–30″
Clay County29″24–36″
Cloud County30″24–42″
Coffey County29″24–36″
Comanche County23″18–30″
Cowley County24″24–30″
Crawford County24″24–30″
Decatur County29″24–36″
Dickinson County29″24–36″
Doniphan County33″30–42″
Douglas County28″24–36″
Edwards County26″24–36″
Elk County25″24–30″
Ellis County30″24–36″
Ellsworth County28″24–36″
Finney County28″24–36″
Ford County26″24–36″
Franklin County27″24–36″
Geary County29″24–36″
Gove County28″24–36″
Graham County29″24–36″
Grant County24″18–30″
Gray County24″18–30″
Greeley County27″24–36″
Greenwood County26″24–36″
Hamilton County26″24–36″
Harper County23″18–30″
Harvey County26″24–36″
Haskell County23″18–30″
Hodgeman County25″24–30″
Jackson County32″30–42″
Jefferson County31″24–42″
Jewell County33″30–42″
Johnson County29″24–36″
Kearny County27″24–36″
Kingman County24″18–30″
Kiowa County26″24–36″
Labette County23″18–30″
Lane County26″24–36″
Leavenworth County30″24–42″
Lincoln County29″24–36″
Linn County26″24–36″
Logan County28″24–36″
Lyon County28″24–36″
Marion County27″24–36″
Marshall County33″30–42″
McPherson County28″24–36″
Meade County22″18–30″
Miami County27″24–36″
Mitchell County30″24–36″
Montgomery County24″18–30″
Morris County29″24–36″
Morton County22″18–30″
Nemaha County32″30–42″
Neosho County25″24–30″
Ness County27″24–36″
Norton County30″24–36″
Osage County29″24–36″
Osborne County29″24–36″
Ottawa County28″24–36″
Pawnee County25″24–36″
Phillips County30″24–42″
Pottawatomie County29″24–36″
Pratt County25″24–30″
Rawlins County31″24–42″
Reno County25″24–36″
Republic County33″30–42″
Rice County28″24–36″
Riley County29″24–36″
Rooks County29″24–36″
Rush County28″24–36″
Russell County29″24–36″
Saline County29″24–36″
Scott County24″24–30″
Sedgwick County26″24–36″
Seward County21″18–30″
Shawnee County31″24–42″
Sheridan County28″24–36″
Sherman County29″24–36″
Smith County30″24–42″
Stafford County26″24–36″
Stanton County24″24–30″
Stevens County23″18–30″
Sumner County25″24–30″
Thomas County31″24–42″
Trego County29″24–36″
Wabaunsee County29″24–36″
Wallace County25″24–36″
Washington County34″30–42″
Wichita County27″24–36″
Wilson County25″24–30″
Woodson County27″24–36″
Wyandotte County30″24–36″

Common questions

What is the frost line depth in Kansas?

It ranges from about 21 inches in the mildest county to 34 inches in the coldest, in typical soil.

Which Kansas county has the deepest frost?

Washington County, at about 34 inches in typical soil.