Ashland, KY 41101 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Ashland, KY, ZIP 41101
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/22, about 237 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/23, about 181 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Ashland in Zone 7a (0 to 5°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
Zone 7a around Ashland 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 04/22 isn't a guarantee
04/22 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/06 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/11 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Ashland compares
About 181 days separate Ashland's last and first frost, putting it 24,465 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within KY, it ranks 782 of 909.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Ashland's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Ashland can differ from the 41101 normal.