Watterson Park, KY 40266 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Watterson Park, KY?
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 Watterson Park, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 10 weeks of growing season left in Watterson Park before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
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 Watterson Park compares
About 214 days separate Watterson Park's last and first frost, putting it 14,303 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within KY, it ranks 55 of 909.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7a and Watterson Park's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Watterson Park's dates instead of trusting one.