Morgantown, KY 42219 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Morgantown, KY?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/15, roughly 230 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/20, about 187 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Morgantown 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
About 8 weeks of growing season left in Morgantown before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Morgantown's last frost
04/15 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/31 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/03 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Morgantown compares
About 187 days separate Morgantown's last and first frost, putting it 22,396 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within KY, it ranks 663 of 909.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7a and Morgantown's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Morgantown's dates instead of trusting one.