Elkhorn City, KY 41554 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Elkhorn City, KY, ZIP 41554
Around 04/21 is the usual last spring frost, about 236 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/26, about 189 frost-free days later.
Zone 7a (0 to 5°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 Elkhorn City, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 7a around Elkhorn City 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 04/21 isn't a guarantee
04/21 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. 05/07 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Elkhorn City compares
Elkhorn City's growing season runs about 189 days, ranking 21,653 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within KY, it ranks 577 of 909.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Elkhorn City's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Elkhorn City can differ from the 41554 normal.