Wheelwright, KY 41667 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Wheelwright, KY?
Around 04/21 is the usual last spring frost, about 236 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/22, about 183 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Wheelwright 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
About 8 weeks of growing season left in Wheelwright before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
How much risk comes with planting early here
04/21 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/07 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/06 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Wheelwright compares
At roughly 183 frost-free days, Wheelwright places 23,920 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within KY, it ranks 728 of 909.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7a and Wheelwright's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Wheelwright's dates instead of trusting one.