Nicholasville, KY 40340 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Nicholasville, KY?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/07, about 222 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/01, about 206 frost-free days later.
Nicholasville 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 9 weeks of growing season left in Nicholasville before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 04/07 isn't a guarantee
04/07 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/25 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/24 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Nicholasville compares
About 206 days separate Nicholasville's last and first frost, putting it 15,951 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within KY, it ranks 186 of 909.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7a and Nicholasville's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Nicholasville's dates instead of trusting one.