Vanceburg, KY 45684 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Vanceburg, KY, ZIP 45684
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/20, about 235 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/22, about 182 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Vanceburg in Zone 6b (-5 to 0°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's forecast.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 6b around Vanceburg 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 04/20 isn't a guarantee
04/20 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/05 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/10 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Vanceburg compares
Vanceburg's growing season runs about 182 days, ranking 24,201 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within KY, it ranks 775 of 909.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 6b and Vanceburg's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around Vanceburg's dates instead of trusting one.