Inez, KY 41264 Frost Dates
Inez, KY: when does the frost end?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/24, about 239 days from today. Fall's first freeze usually shows up around 10/17, roughly 174 days after the last spring frost.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Inez in Zone 7a (0 to 5°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's forecast.
Stretching the season past the first frost
With roughly 7 weeks until Inez's first fall frost, a row cover or cold frame is what stretches the last few weeks of harvest here.
Why 04/24 isn't a guarantee
04/24 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Getting tender plants in by 04/11 carries real risk, frost has hit that late in about 9 of 10 years here. Wait until 05/12 and only about 1 year in 10 sees frost after that.
Inez against the rest of the dataset
At roughly 174 frost-free days, Inez places 27,594 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within KY, it ranks 844 of 909.
Learn more
Before leaning on 41264's figures: the frost range explains how to read the range around Inez's dates instead of trusting one, while local microclimates explains what one yard in Inez can differ from the 41264 normal.