Fleming-Neon, KY 41840 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Fleming-Neon, KY, ZIP 41840
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/21, about 236 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/22, about 183 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Fleming-Neon 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
Zone 7a around Fleming-Neon 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.
The actual range around Fleming-Neon's last frost
04/21 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/07 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/06 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Fleming-Neon compares
Fleming-Neon's growing season runs about 183 days, ranking 23,981 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within KY, it ranks 743 of 909.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Fleming-Neon's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Fleming-Neon can differ from the 41840 normal.