Bonnieville, KY 42713 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Bonnieville, KY, ZIP 42713
Around 04/21 is the usual last spring frost, about 236 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/18, about 178 frost-free days later.
Bonnieville 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 Bonnieville has about 7 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 04/21 isn't a guarantee
04/21 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/08 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/06 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Bonnieville compares
Bonnieville's growing season runs about 178 days, ranking 25,909 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within KY, it ranks 815 of 909.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Bonnieville can differ from the 42713 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 7a and Bonnieville's frost date answer different questions.