Wayland, KY 41630 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Wayland, KY?
Around 04/23 is the usual last spring frost, about 238 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/23, about 183 frost-free days later.
Wayland 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 8 weeks of growing season left in Wayland before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Wayland's last frost
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 Wayland compares
Wayland's growing season runs about 183 days, ranking 24,004 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within KY, it ranks 754 of 909.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7a and Wayland's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Wayland's dates instead of trusting one.