Lynch, KY 40855 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Lynch, KY?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/20, roughly 235 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/23, about 186 frost-free days later.
Lynch sits in USDA Zone 6b (-5 to 0°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 8 weeks of growing season left in Lynch before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
How much risk comes with planting early here
04/20 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/04 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/05 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Lynch compares
At roughly 186 frost-free days, Lynch places 22,900 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within KY, it ranks 695 of 909.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Lynch can differ from the 40855 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6b and Lynch's frost date answer different questions.