LaFayette, KY 42254 Frost Dates
When can you plant in LaFayette, KY?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/06, about 221 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/28, about 204 frost-free days later.
LaFayette sits in USDA Zone 7a (0 to 5°F average annual minimum). The dates above are NOAA's 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting station, a 30-year average, not a forecast.
What to do before the first frost
About 9 weeks of growing season left in LaFayette before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
How much risk comes with planting early here
04/06 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/20 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/23 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How LaFayette compares
At roughly 204 frost-free days, LaFayette places 16,781 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within KY, it ranks 234 of 909.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around LaFayette's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in LaFayette can differ from the 42254 normal.