Lexington-Fayette urban county, KY 40579 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Lexington-Fayette urban county, KY?
Around 04/13 is the usual last spring frost, about 228 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/28, about 196 frost-free days later.
Lexington-Fayette urban county 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
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 18,889 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within KY, it ranks 369 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.