Providence, KY 42450 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Providence, KY, ZIP 42450
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/07, roughly 222 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/28, about 203 frost-free days later.
Providence 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 Providence has about 9 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 04/07 isn't a guarantee
04/07 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/23 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/24 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Providence compares
At roughly 203 frost-free days, Providence places 16,929 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within KY, it ranks 244 of 909.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Providence's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Providence can differ from the 42450 normal.