Lexington-Fayette urban county, KY 40504 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Lexington-Fayette urban county, KY?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/13, about 228 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/28, about 196 frost-free days later.
Zone 7a (0 to 5°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 Lexington-Fayette urban county, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 9 weeks of growing season left in Lexington-Fayette urban county before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
How much risk comes with planting early here
04/13 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/30 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/01 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Lexington-Fayette urban county compares
At roughly 196 frost-free days, Lexington-Fayette urban county places 18,865 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within KY, it ranks 345 of 909.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7a and Lexington-Fayette urban county's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Lexington-Fayette urban county's dates instead of trusting one.