Woodbury, KY 42252 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Woodbury, KY, ZIP 42252
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/22, roughly 237 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/22, about 182 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Woodbury 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 Woodbury 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 04/22 isn't a guarantee
04/22 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/05 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/11 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Woodbury compares
Woodbury's growing season runs about 182 days, ranking 24,363 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within KY, it ranks 781 of 909.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Woodbury can differ from the 42252 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 7a and Woodbury's frost date answer different questions.