Lexington-Fayette urban county, KY 40582 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Lexington-Fayette urban county, KY, ZIP 40582
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.
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
Zone 7a around Lexington-Fayette urban county has about 9 weeks left before the first fall frost — that's the usual window to get a cold frame up if you want to keep harvesting past it.
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 18,892 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within KY, it ranks 372 of 909.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Lexington-Fayette urban county can differ from the 40582 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 7a and Lexington-Fayette urban county's frost date answer different questions.