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Vicco, KY 41773 Frost Dates

When can you plant in Vicco, KY?

Zone 7a

Around 04/18 is the usual last spring frost, about 233 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/28, about 191 frost-free days later.

The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Vicco 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 9 weeks of growing season left in Vicco 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

04/18 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/06 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 Vicco compares

About 191 days separate Vicco's last and first frost, putting it 20,919 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within KY, it ranks 519 of 909.

Learn more

the frost range covers how to read the range around Vicco's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Vicco can differ from the 41773 normal.