Hazard, KY 41713 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Hazard, KY, ZIP 41713
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/19, roughly 234 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/25, about 188 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 Hazard, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 7a around Hazard 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.
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
Hazard's growing season runs about 188 days, ranking 22,002 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within KY, it ranks 603 of 909.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Hazard's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Hazard can differ from the 41713 normal.