Allen, KY 41601 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Allen, KY, ZIP 41601
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/23, about 238 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/23, about 183 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Allen in Zone 7a (0 to 5°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's forecast.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 7a around Allen 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.
How much risk comes with planting early here
04/23 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/08 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/10 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Allen compares
About 183 days separate Allen's last and first frost, putting it 24,035 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within KY, it ranks 762 of 909.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Allen's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Allen can differ from the 41601 normal.