Hazard, KY 41702 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Hazard, KY?
Around 04/19 is the usual last spring frost, about 234 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/25, about 188 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Hazard 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 Hazard before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 04/19 isn't a guarantee
04/19 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. 05/02 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Hazard compares
At roughly 188 frost-free days, Hazard places 22,001 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within KY, it ranks 602 of 909.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Hazard can differ from the 41702 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7a and Hazard's frost date answer different questions.