Ravenna, KY 40472 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Ravenna, KY?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/19, roughly 234 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/20, about 184 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Ravenna in Zone 7a (0 to 5°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's forecast.
What to do before the first frost
About 8 weeks of growing season left in Ravenna before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Ravenna's last frost
04/19 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/04 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/05 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Ravenna compares
Ravenna's growing season runs about 184 days, ranking 23,618 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within KY, it ranks 708 of 909.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Ravenna's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Ravenna can differ from the 40472 normal.