Lexington-Fayette urban county, KY 40575 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.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Lexington-Fayette urban county 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 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.
The actual range around Lexington-Fayette urban county's last frost
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 18,885 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within KY, it ranks 365 of 909.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Lexington-Fayette urban county can differ from the 40575 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7a and Lexington-Fayette urban county's frost date answer different questions.