Hardinsburg, KY 40144 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Hardinsburg, KY?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/11, roughly 226 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/26, about 196 frost-free days later.
Hardinsburg 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 Hardinsburg before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 04/11 isn't a guarantee
04/11 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/31 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/28 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Hardinsburg compares
About 196 days separate Hardinsburg's last and first frost, putting it 18,989 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within KY, it ranks 380 of 909.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Hardinsburg's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Hardinsburg can differ from the 40144 normal.