Corbin, KY 40702 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Corbin, KY, ZIP 40702
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/15, about 230 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/25, about 192 frost-free days later.
Corbin 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
Zone 7a around Corbin has about 8 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 04/15 isn't a guarantee
04/15 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/31 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/03 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Corbin compares
At roughly 192 frost-free days, Corbin places 20,237 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within KY, it ranks 436 of 909.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Corbin can differ from the 40702 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 7a and Corbin's frost date answer different questions.