Jenkins, KY 41563 Frost Dates
Jenkins, KY: when does the frost end?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/29, roughly 244 days out. Fall's first freeze usually shows up around 10/16, roughly 169 days after the last spring frost.
Jenkins 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.
Stretching the season past the first frost
With roughly 7 weeks until Jenkins's first fall frost, a row cover or cold frame is what stretches the last few weeks of harvest here.
Why 04/29 isn't a guarantee
04/29 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Getting tender plants in by 04/15 carries real risk, frost has hit that late in about 9 of 10 years here. Wait until 05/15 and only about 1 year in 10 sees frost after that.
Jenkins against the rest of the dataset
Jenkins's growing season runs about 169 days, ranking 29,483 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within KY, it ranks 885 of 909.
Learn more
Before leaning on 41563's figures: local microclimates explains what one yard in Jenkins can differ from the 41563 normal, while zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 7a and Jenkins's frost date answer different questions.