Lexington-Fayette urban county, KY 40522 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Lexington-Fayette urban county, KY?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/13, roughly 228 days out. 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.
Why 04/13 isn't a guarantee
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
About 196 days separate Lexington-Fayette urban county's last and first frost, putting it 18,875 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within KY, it ranks 355 of 909.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Lexington-Fayette urban county's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Lexington-Fayette urban county can differ from the 40522 normal.