Calhoun, KY 42327 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Calhoun, KY?
Around 04/02 is the usual last spring frost, about 217 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/01, about 211 frost-free days later.
Calhoun 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 Calhoun 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
04/02 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/17 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/20 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Calhoun compares
At roughly 211 frost-free days, Calhoun places 14,823 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within KY, it ranks 124 of 909.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7a and Calhoun's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Calhoun's dates instead of trusting one.