Last frost dates in Kentucky

Typical last frost

April 6

That is the date for the typical Kentucky resident, weighted by city population. Across the state the average last frost runs from April 2 to April 22, so look up your own town below.

Earliest city: Apr 2
Latest city: Apr 22
Typical first frost: Oct 31
Cities: 19

This week in Kentucky

No frost in the forecast for the next 7 nights

National Weather Service forecast, updated Oct 22, 11:10 UTC

Each dot is a city: further right means a later last frost, higher up means further north. Bigger dots are bigger cities.

Frost dates by city

City	Last frost	Safe after	First frost	Season
Louisville/Jefferson County	Apr 6	Apr 23	Nov 1	209 days
Lexington-Fayette	Apr 13	May 1	Oct 28	196 days
Bowling Green	Apr 5	Apr 21	Oct 31	208 days
Owensboro	Apr 2	Apr 20	Nov 1	211 days
Covington	Apr 16	May 3	Oct 25	190 days
Georgetown	Apr 18	May 5	Oct 23	188 days
Richmond	Apr 15	Apr 30	Oct 22	190 days
Elizabethtown	Apr 16	May 4	Oct 25	191 days
Florence	Apr 18	May 7	Oct 25	188 days
Nicholasville	Apr 13	May 1	Oct 28	196 days
Hopkinsville	Apr 4	Apr 19	Nov 2	211 days
Independence	Apr 18	May 7	Oct 25	188 days
Jeffersontown	Apr 3	Apr 19	Nov 3	214 days
Frankfort	Apr 15	May 5	Oct 24	192 days
Henderson	Apr 9	Apr 24	Oct 26	198 days
Paducah	Apr 6	Apr 23	Oct 27	203 days
Radcliff	Apr 16	May 4	Oct 25	191 days
Ashland	Apr 22	May 11	Oct 23	181 days
Erlanger	Apr 18	May 7	Oct 25	188 days

When to plant in Kentucky

Questions

When is the last frost in Kentucky?

It depends on where you are. Across the 19 cities we track, the average last frost runs from April 2 to April 22. In Louisville/Jefferson County, the largest, it is April 6.

When is the first frost in Kentucky?

For a typical resident, around October 31. Higher and more northern towns get it earlier.