Warsaw, KY 41095 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Warsaw, KY?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/23, roughly 238 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/21, about 179 frost-free days later.
Warsaw 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 Warsaw before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 04/23 isn't a guarantee
04/23 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/09 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/09 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Warsaw compares
At roughly 179 frost-free days, Warsaw places 25,358 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within KY, it ranks 799 of 909.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6b and Warsaw's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Warsaw's dates instead of trusting one.