Benham, KY 24265 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Benham, KY?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/20, about 235 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/23, about 186 frost-free days later.
Zone 7a (0 to 5°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Benham, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 8 weeks of growing season left in Benham before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 04/20 isn't a guarantee
04/20 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/04 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/05 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Benham compares
At roughly 186 frost-free days, Benham places 22,912 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within KY, it ranks 699 of 909.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Benham can differ from the 24265 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7a and Benham's frost date answer different questions.