Bellewood, KY 40207 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Bellewood, KY?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/03, roughly 218 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/03, about 214 frost-free days later.
Bellewood 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 Bellewood 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
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 Bellewood compares
Bellewood's growing season runs about 214 days, ranking 14,359 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within KY, it ranks 83 of 909.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Bellewood can differ from the 40207 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7a and Bellewood's frost date answer different questions.