Hyden, KY 41762 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Hyden, KY?
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.
Hyden 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 Hyden 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
04/19 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 Hyden compares
At roughly 188 frost-free days, Hyden places 22,194 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within KY, it ranks 632 of 909.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7a and Hyden's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Hyden's dates instead of trusting one.