Hyden, KY 40914 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Hyden, KY, ZIP 40914
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/16, roughly 231 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/26, about 192 frost-free days later.
Hyden 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 Hyden 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.
How much risk comes with planting early here
04/16 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/03 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 Hyden compares
Hyden's growing season runs about 192 days, ranking 20,560 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within KY, it ranks 474 of 909.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Hyden can differ from the 40914 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 7a and Hyden's frost date answer different questions.