Radcliff, KY 40160 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Radcliff, KY, ZIP 40160
Around 04/16 is the usual last spring frost, about 231 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/25, about 191 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Radcliff 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 Radcliff has about 8 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
04/16 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. 05/04 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Radcliff compares
Radcliff's growing season runs about 191 days, ranking 20,716 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within KY, it ranks 486 of 909.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Radcliff's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Radcliff can differ from the 40160 normal.