Strathmoor Manor, KY 40205 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Strathmoor Manor, KY, ZIP 40205
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/03, about 218 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/03, about 214 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 Strathmoor Manor, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 7a around Strathmoor Manor has about 10 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.
Why 04/03 isn't a guarantee
04/03 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/18 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/19 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Strathmoor Manor compares
Strathmoor Manor's growing season runs about 214 days, ranking 14,356 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within KY, it ranks 81 of 909.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Strathmoor Manor's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Strathmoor Manor can differ from the 40205 normal.