Warsaw, KY 47020 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Warsaw, KY, ZIP 47020
Around 04/17 is the usual last spring frost, about 232 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/29, about 194 frost-free days later.
Warsaw sits in USDA Zone 6b (-5 to 0°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 6b around Warsaw 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.
How much risk comes with planting early here
04/17 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/02 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/04 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Warsaw compares
Warsaw's growing season runs about 194 days, ranking 19,509 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within KY, it ranks 403 of 909.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Warsaw can differ from the 47020 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 6b and Warsaw's frost date answer different questions.