Pippa Passes, KY 41843 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Pippa Passes, KY, ZIP 41843
Around 04/21 is the usual last spring frost, about 236 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/22, about 183 frost-free days later.
Pippa Passes 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 Pippa Passes 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.
How much risk comes with planting early here
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 Pippa Passes compares
Pippa Passes's growing season runs about 183 days, ranking 23,972 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within KY, it ranks 735 of 909.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Pippa Passes's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Pippa Passes can differ from the 41843 normal.