Bardwell, KY 42023 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Bardwell, KY, ZIP 42023
Around 04/06 is the usual last spring frost, about 221 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/30, about 204 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Bardwell 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 Bardwell 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.
How much risk comes with planting early here
04/06 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/18 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/22 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Bardwell compares
About 204 days separate Bardwell's last and first frost, putting it 16,690 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within KY, it ranks 222 of 909.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 7a and Bardwell's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around Bardwell's dates instead of trusting one.