Under the background of global warming,a comprehensive understanding of the changing rules of the frost period will warnfrost damage earlier,protect the regional environment,and promote the rational development of climate resources in Gansu province. Ground 0 cm daily minimum temperature data collected at 61 meteorological stations combined with the linear propensity estimates method were used to obtainclimate tendency rate of frost date. Meanwhile,the Mann-Kendall and the sliding t-test methodwere used to detect the time of frost date which may change suddenly,thus building the impact range of frost in frost stations. Then stability of frost date was calculated by the standard deviation and predictions to future frost date were also made with the Hurst index method. Moreover,the correlation analysis method was used to analyze the influential factors of frost date. The following main results were obtained: ( 1) The mutation years of the first frost date,the last frost date,and the frost-free period were 2002,1996,and 1999 respectively. ( 2) The change rate of frost period with a descending order is frost-free period,first frost date,last frost date. The change rate of Hexi was higher than that of Hedong, which had a greater contribution to the change of the frost period in whole province. ( 3) The descending order of the stability of frost date in Gansu province is first frost date,last frost date and frost-free period. The stability of frost date of Hexi was better than that of Hedong. ( 4) The spatial distribution patterns of the first frost date,the last frost date,and the frost-free period follow the rules asNorthern early and southern late,Western early and Eastern late,Northern late and Southern early,Western late and Eastern earlyandNorthern short and Southern long,Western Short and eastern longrespectively. 5) The changes in the predicted frost period are roughly the delay of the first frost date,the advance of the last frost date,and the prolonged frost-free period. But there is a slight difference in the magnitude of the change with the descending order of frost-free period,last frost date and first frost date. The last frost date in Hexi may reach the average level of the province in advance, and the frost-free period of this area may exceed that of Hedong in the future. The conclusions can be drawn that the date of occurring,the length and the stability of the frost period are the results of the combined effects of the first and last frost date,altitude,latitude and longitude,in which the dominant factors were significantly different. Meanwhile,the prolonged frost-free period was caused by the deterioration of the stability of the first and last frost date.