Monterey, KY 40359 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Monterey, KY?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/11, about 226 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/29, about 199 frost-free days later.
Monterey sits in USDA Zone 6b (-5 to 0°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 Monterey before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Monterey's last frost
04/11 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/28 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/30 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Monterey compares
About 199 days separate Monterey's last and first frost, putting it 18,236 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within KY, it ranks 300 of 909.
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