Cumberland, KY 41819 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Cumberland, KY, ZIP 41819
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/18, roughly 233 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/28, about 191 frost-free days later.
Cumberland 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
Zone 7a around Cumberland has about 9 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 04/18 isn't a guarantee
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 Cumberland compares
Cumberland's growing season runs about 191 days, ranking 20,798 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within KY, it ranks 495 of 909.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Cumberland can differ from the 41819 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 7a and Cumberland's frost date answer different questions.