Beaver Dam, KY 42370 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Beaver Dam, KY?
Around 04/10 is the usual last spring frost, about 225 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/22, about 192 frost-free days later.
Beaver Dam 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 Beaver Dam 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
04/10 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 Beaver Dam compares
About 192 days separate Beaver Dam's last and first frost, putting it 20,316 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within KY, it ranks 451 of 909.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Beaver Dam can differ from the 42370 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7a and Beaver Dam's frost date answer different questions.