Elkhorn City, KY 24607 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Elkhorn City, KY?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/21, about 236 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/26, about 189 frost-free days later.
Elkhorn City sits in USDA Zone 7a (0 to 5°F average annual minimum). The dates above are NOAA's 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting station, a 30-year average, not a forecast.
What to do before the first frost
About 8 weeks of growing season left in Elkhorn City before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 04/21 isn't a guarantee
04/21 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/06 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/07 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Elkhorn City compares
About 189 days separate Elkhorn City's last and first frost, putting it 21,648 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within KY, it ranks 572 of 909.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Elkhorn City's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Elkhorn City can differ from the 24607 normal.