Lexington-Fayette urban county, KY 40580 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.
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
At roughly 196 frost-free days, Lexington-Fayette urban county places 18,890 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within KY, it ranks 370 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 40580 normal.