Hunters Hollow, KY 40229 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Hunters Hollow, KY, ZIP 40229
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/06, roughly 221 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/01, about 209 frost-free days later.
Hunters Hollow 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
Zone 7a around Hunters Hollow has about 9 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 04/06 isn't a guarantee
04/06 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/23 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/23 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Hunters Hollow compares
Hunters Hollow's growing season runs about 209 days, ranking 15,410 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within KY, it ranks 153 of 909.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Hunters Hollow can differ from the 40229 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 7a and Hunters Hollow's frost date answer different questions.