Edmonton, KY 42130 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Edmonton, KY, ZIP 42130
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/26, about 241 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/18, about 174 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Edmonton 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 Edmonton has about 7 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 Edmonton's last frost
04/26 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. 05/16 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Edmonton compares
Edmonton's growing season runs about 174 days, ranking 27,515 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within KY, it ranks 836 of 909.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 7a and Edmonton's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around Edmonton's dates instead of trusting one.