Pippa Passes, KY 41861 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Pippa Passes, KY, ZIP 41861
Around 04/23 is the usual last spring frost, about 238 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/23, about 183 frost-free days later.
Zone 7a (0 to 5°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Pippa Passes, not a forecast for this year.
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.
Why 04/23 isn't a guarantee
04/23 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. 05/10 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 23,974 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within KY, it ranks 737 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 41861 normal.