Salt Lick, KY 40358 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Salt Lick, KY?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/17, about 232 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/25, about 189 frost-free days later.
Zone 6b (-5 to 0°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 Salt Lick, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 8 weeks of growing season left in Salt Lick before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 04/17 isn't a guarantee
04/17 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/02 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/06 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Salt Lick compares
About 189 days separate Salt Lick's last and first frost, putting it 21,735 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within KY, it ranks 582 of 909.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Salt Lick can differ from the 40358 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6b and Salt Lick's frost date answer different questions.