Ekron, KY 40142 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Ekron, KY?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/19, about 234 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/24, 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 Ekron, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 8 weeks of growing season left in Ekron before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Ekron's last frost
04/19 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. 05/02 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Ekron compares
Ekron's growing season runs about 186 days, ranking 22,962 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within KY, it ranks 703 of 909.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Ekron can differ from the 40142 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7a and Ekron's frost date answer different questions.