Powderly, KY 42367 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Powderly, KY?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/15, about 230 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/20, about 187 frost-free days later.
Powderly 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 8 weeks of growing season left in Powderly before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Powderly'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 Powderly compares
About 187 days separate Powderly's last and first frost, putting it 22,511 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within KY, it ranks 674 of 909.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Powderly can differ from the 42367 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7a and Powderly's frost date answer different questions.