West Liberty, KY 41352 Frost Dates
Frost dates for West Liberty, KY, ZIP 41352
Around 04/29 is the usual last spring frost, about 244 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/16, about 169 frost-free days later.
Zone 6b (-5 to 0°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for West Liberty, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 6b around West Liberty has about 7 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.
How much risk comes with planting early here
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
West Liberty's growing season runs about 169 days, ranking 29,437 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within KY, it ranks 876 of 909.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in West Liberty can differ from the 41352 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 6b and West Liberty's frost date answer different questions.