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West Liberty, KY 41332 Frost Dates

When can you plant in West Liberty, KY?

Zone 7a

Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/29, roughly 244 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/16, about 169 frost-free days later.

West Liberty 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

About 7 weeks of growing season left in West Liberty before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.

The actual range around West Liberty's last frost

04/29 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/13 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/16 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.

How West Liberty compares

About 169 days separate West Liberty's last and first frost, putting it 29,436 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within KY, it ranks 875 of 909.

Learn more

the frost range covers how to read the range around West Liberty's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in West Liberty can differ from the 41332 normal.