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Kansas Hardiness Zones

Kansas covers USDA plant hardiness zones 5b to 7a on the 2023 map, so its coldest areas average −15 to −10 °F on the coldest winter night. Find your zone by ZIP code, or pick a city below for its zone, sunrise and daylight by month.

Kansas hardiness zone map

Wichita: zone 7aWichitaOverland Park: zone 6bOverland ParkKansas City: zone 6bKansas CityOlathe: zone 6bOlatheTopeka: zone 6bTopekaLawrence: zone 6bLawrenceManhattan: zone 6aManhattan
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This is not the official USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map. Zones are derived from the official 2023 dataset, resampled to about 2 km. Dots mark cities with their own page.

Source: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map, 2023. Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, planthardiness.ars.usda.gov. Underlying data © PRISM Group, Oregon State University, prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed 2026-08-30.

Zones and daylight by city

CityZoneColdest nightLongest dayShortest day
Wichita7a0 to 5 °F14h 46m9h 33m
Overland Park6b−5 to 0 °F14h 54m9h 26m
Kansas City6b−5 to 0 °F14h 55m9h 25m
Olathe6b−5 to 0 °F14h 54m9h 26m
Topeka6b−5 to 0 °F14h 55m9h 26m
Lawrence6b−5 to 0 °F14h 54m9h 26m
Manhattan6a−10 to −5 °F14h 56m9h 25m

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Questions

What hardiness zones are in Kansas?

Kansas spans USDA zones 5b to 7a on the 2023 map. Among its larger cities, Manhattan is coldest (zone 6a) and Wichita is warmest (zone 7a).

How do I find my exact zone in Kansas?

Enter your ZIP code in the hardiness zone lookup on this site. It reads the 2023 USDA data for that ZIP and warns you if you are near a zone boundary.

How much sun do gardens in Kansas get?

In Wichita, an open spot gets up to 14.8 hours of daylight in June but only 9.6 in December. Trees and buildings cut that down, especially in winter. The Deconstruct Sun app measures the real direct-sun hours for one exact spot.