Hollyvilla, KY 40118 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Hollyvilla, KY?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/31, about 215 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/07, about 222 frost-free days later.
Hollyvilla 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 10 weeks of growing season left in Hollyvilla before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
How much risk comes with planting early here
03/31 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/14 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/16 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Hollyvilla compares
About 222 days separate Hollyvilla's last and first frost, putting it 12,324 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within KY, it ranks 22 of 909.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Hollyvilla's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Hollyvilla can differ from the 40118 normal.