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Kentucky frost dates by weather station

Kentucky has 97 NOAA weather stations with 1991–2020 freeze statistics. Median last spring frost dates run from Mar 27 at Eddyville 5s to May 2 at Grayson 3 SW.

97Stations
Mar 27Earliest last frostEddyville 5s
May 2Latest last frostGrayson 3 SW
225 daysLongest growing seasonLouisville McAlpine

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Kentucky stations: median (50%) frost dates at 32°F
Station	Last spring frost	First fall frost	Growing season	Elevation
Ashland	Apr 22	Oct 23	181 days	560 ft
Augusta 2	Apr 11	Oct 30	200 days	508 ft
Barbourville	Apr 19	Oct 24	187 days	990 ft
Bardstown 5e	Apr 13	Oct 25	195 days	780 ft
Bardwell 2 E	Apr 6	Oct 30	204 days	410 ft
Barren River Lake	Apr 12	Oct 29	198 days	615 ft
Baxter	Apr 15	Oct 30	197 days	1,164 ft
Beattyville 4n	Apr 12	Oct 25	192 days	1,080 ft
Beaver Dam	Apr 10	Oct 22	192 days	400 ft
Benton	Apr 9	Oct 19	192 days	365 ft
Berea College	Apr 5	Nov 2	213 days	1,070 ft
Bernheim Forest	Apr 18	Oct 25	189 days	550 ft
Booneville 12sw	Apr 24	Oct 19	178 days	880 ft
Bowling Green 21 NNE	Apr 4	Oct 31	209 days	790 ft
Bowling Green Warren Co Airport	Apr 5	Oct 31	208 days	523 ft
Bradfordsville	Apr 22	Oct 20	180 days	660 ft
Brandenburg	Apr 19	Oct 24	186 days	615 ft
Buckhorn Lake	Apr 19	Oct 25	188 days	780 ft
Calhoun Lock 2	Apr 2	Nov 1	211 days	402 ft
Cave Run Lake	Apr 17	Oct 25	189 days	840 ft
Charley 2 SW	Apr 24	Oct 17	174 days	740 ft
Cincinnati Northern Ky Airport	Apr 18	Oct 25	188 days	869 ft
Corners	Apr 25	Oct 16	172 days	615 ft
Crab Orchard 6 N	Apr 18	Oct 24	188 days	1,025 ft
Cressy	Apr 20	Oct 19	182 days	720 ft
Crestwood 4ne	Apr 12	Oct 25	193 days	780 ft
Cynthiana	Apr 18	Oct 23	188 days	700 ft
Danville	Apr 9	Oct 27	199 days	900 ft
Dix Dam	Apr 7	Nov 1	206 days	870 ft
Eastern Kentucky Univ	Apr 15	Oct 22	190 days	1,000 ft
Eddyville 5s	Mar 27	Nov 8	225 days	523 ft
Elizabethtown Wp Cs	Apr 16	Oct 25	191 days	690 ft
Elkton	Apr 3	Oct 29	207 days	619 ft
Flemingsburg 2 N	Apr 12	Oct 30	200 days	940 ft
Frankfort Capital City Airport	Apr 15	Oct 24	192 days	804 ft
Gimlet 9n	Apr 10	Oct 31	201 days	1,120 ft
Glasgow	Apr 9	Oct 27	201 days	770 ft
Glencoe 6 NW	Apr 23	Oct 21	179 days	490 ft
Grayson 2 E	Apr 27	Oct 17	172 days	580 ft
Grayson 3 SW	May 2	Oct 11	160 days	700 ft
Greensburg	Apr 15	Oct 24	192 days	585 ft
Heidelberg	Apr 17	Oct 22	189 days	665 ft
Henderson 8 SSW	Apr 4	Oct 29	207 days	449 ft
Henderson State Police	Apr 9	Oct 26	198 days	420 ft
Hodgenville Lincoln P	Apr 16	Oct 25	191 days	788 ft
Hopkinsville	Apr 4	Nov 2	211 days	520 ft
Inez 2 E	Apr 20	Oct 24	186 days	710 ft
Jackson	Apr 6	Nov 1	208 days	1,364 ft
Jamestown Wastewater Plant	Apr 18	Oct 24	189 days	890 ft
Kenlake Resort	Mar 30	Nov 4	221 days	484 ft
Knob Lick 4s	Apr 5	Nov 2	211 days	1,020 ft
Leitchfield 2 N	Apr 26	Oct 15	172 days	620 ft
Lexington Bluegrass Airport	Apr 13	Oct 28	196 days	980 ft
London Corbin Airport	Apr 15	Oct 25	192 days	1,188 ft
Louisville Bowman Field	Apr 3	Nov 3	214 days	540 ft
Louisville Intl Airport	Mar 31	Nov 7	222 days	488 ft
Louisville McAlpine	Mar 31	Nov 9	225 days	440 ft
Louisville WFO	Apr 6	Nov 1	209 days	632 ft
Madisonville	Apr 2	Nov 1	212 days	425 ft
Mammoth Cave	Apr 9	Oct 30	204 days	760 ft
Manchester 4 W	Apr 29	Oct 16	170 days	870 ft
Maysville Wastewater Plant	Apr 18	Oct 30	195 days	515 ft
McDaniels	Apr 11	Oct 26	196 days	425 ft
Millerstown 4e	Apr 21	Oct 18	178 days	600 ft
Monticello 3 NE	Apr 18	Oct 26	190 days	979 ft
Mount Sterling	Apr 24	Oct 18	175 days	960 ft
Mount Vernon	Apr 18	Oct 24	189 days	1,160 ft
Murray	Apr 5	Nov 1	209 days	527 ft
Nolin River Lake	Apr 22	Oct 22	182 days	623 ft
Olive Hill 5ne	Apr 24	Oct 18	174 days	888 ft
Oneida	Apr 16	Oct 26	192 days	760 ft
Paducah	Apr 5	Oct 28	206 days	392 ft
Paintsville 1e	Apr 19	Oct 25	188 days	630 ft
Prestonsburg 3wsw	Apr 23	Oct 23	183 days	760 ft
Princeton 1 SE	Apr 11	Oct 24	196 days	497 ft
Providence	Apr 7	Oct 28	203 days	409 ft
Quicksand	Apr 19	Oct 24	187 days	745 ft
Rochester Ferry	Apr 15	Oct 20	187 days	390 ft
Rough River Lake	Apr 17	Oct 23	187 days	560 ft
Russellville	Apr 9	Oct 28	200 days	570 ft
Salyersville Wtr Wks	Apr 25	Oct 21	179 days	970 ft
Scottsville	Apr 15	Oct 25	194 days	743 ft
Shelbyville 1 E	May 1	Oct 10	161 days	730 ft
Skyline 1 SE	Apr 18	Oct 28	191 days	1,083 ft
Somerset 2 N	Apr 5	Oct 30	206 days	1,020 ft
Stanton 2w	Apr 19	Oct 20	184 days	720 ft
Stearns 2s	Apr 24	Oct 18	177 days	1,220 ft
Summer Shade	Apr 26	Oct 18	174 days	864 ft
Taylorsville Lake	Apr 23	Oct 16	176 days	700 ft
Versailles 3 NNW	Apr 12	Oct 28	198 days	891 ft
W Liberty 3nw	Apr 29	Oct 16	169 days	780 ft
W Paducah 2w	Apr 3	Oct 27	205 days	413 ft
Warnock 2	Apr 20	Oct 22	182 days	910 ft
Warsaw Markland Dam	Apr 17	Oct 29	194 days	451 ft
Whitesburg 2se	Apr 21	Oct 22	183 days	1,240 ft
Williamsburg	Apr 21	Oct 22	182 days	940 ft
Williamstown	Apr 11	Oct 29	199 days	969 ft

Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, annual/seasonal normals by station (version 1.0.1), file dated June 27, 2023; documentation.

Freeze dates are 30-year probabilities, not forecasts. Check your local forecast before planting tender plants.