Rockport, KY 42369 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Rockport, KY, ZIP 42369
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/10, about 225 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/22, about 192 frost-free days later.
Rockport 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
Zone 7a around Rockport 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 04/10 isn't a guarantee
04/10 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/26 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/29 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Rockport compares
Rockport's growing season runs about 192 days, ranking 20,563 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within KY, it ranks 476 of 909.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Rockport's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Rockport can differ from the 42369 normal.