Hillview, KY 40109 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Hillview, KY?
Around 04/06 is the usual last spring frost, about 221 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/01, about 209 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Hillview 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
About 9 weeks of growing season left in Hillview before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Hillview's last frost
04/06 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/23 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/23 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Hillview compares
About 209 days separate Hillview's last and first frost, putting it 15,177 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within KY, it ranks 140 of 909.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Hillview's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Hillview can differ from the 40109 normal.