Wayland, KY 41647 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Wayland, KY, ZIP 41647
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.
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 Wayland, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 7a around Wayland 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 Wayland compares
Wayland's growing season runs about 183 days, ranking 24,007 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within KY, it ranks 757 of 909.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Wayland can differ from the 41647 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 7a and Wayland's frost date answer different questions.