Versailles, KY 40383 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Versailles, KY, ZIP 40383
Around 04/12 is the usual last spring frost, about 227 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/28, about 198 frost-free days later.
Versailles 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 Versailles 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 04/12 isn't a guarantee
04/12 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. 05/02 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Versailles compares
Versailles's growing season runs about 198 days, ranking 18,386 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within KY, it ranks 305 of 909.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Versailles's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Versailles can differ from the 40383 normal.