Bloomfield, KY 40012 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Bloomfield, KY, ZIP 40012
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/23, roughly 238 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/16, about 176 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Bloomfield in Zone 7a (0 to 5°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's forecast.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 7a around Bloomfield has about 7 weeks left before the first fall frost — that's the usual window to get a cold frame up if you want to keep harvesting past it.
How much risk comes with planting early here
04/23 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/08 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 Bloomfield compares
About 176 days separate Bloomfield's last and first frost, putting it 26,544 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within KY, it ranks 823 of 909.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Bloomfield's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Bloomfield can differ from the 40012 normal.