Florence, KY 41005 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Florence, KY?
Around 04/18 is the usual last spring frost, about 233 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/25, about 188 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Florence in Zone 6b (-5 to 0°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
About 8 weeks of growing season left in Florence 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
04/18 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. 05/07 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Florence compares
At roughly 188 frost-free days, Florence places 21,846 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within KY, it ranks 587 of 909.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Florence's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Florence can differ from the 41005 normal.