Fulton, KY 42085 Frost Dates
Fulton, KY: when does the frost end?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/04, roughly 219 days out. Fall's first freeze usually shows up around 10/28, roughly 204 days after the last spring frost.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Fulton in Zone 7b (5 to 10°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's forecast.
Stretching the season past the first frost
With roughly 9 weeks until Fulton's first fall frost, a row cover or cold frame is what stretches the last few weeks of harvest here.
Why 04/04 isn't a guarantee
04/04 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Getting tender plants in by 03/20 carries real risk, frost has hit that late in about 9 of 10 years here. Wait until 04/21 and only about 1 year in 10 sees frost after that.
Fulton against the rest of the dataset
Fulton's growing season runs about 204 days, ranking 16,625 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within KY, it ranks 217 of 909.
Learn more
Before leaning on 42085's figures: local microclimates explains what one yard in Fulton can differ from the 42085 normal, while zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 7b and Fulton's frost date answer different questions.