Kentucky Frost Dates
Across Kentucky, the average last spring frost ranges from Mar 31 in Shively to May 1 in Shelbyville. Find your town below, or enter your ZIP code for the nearest station.
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Average frost dates in Kentucky towns
Average (50%) dates of the last 32°F frost in spring and the first in fall, from the nearest NOAA station. Towns with 5,000+ residents.
| Town | Last frost | First frost | Season (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandria | Apr 16 | Oct 25 | 190 |
| Ashland | Apr 22 | Oct 23 | 181 |
| Bardstown | Apr 13 | Oct 25 | 195 |
| Bellevue | Apr 16 | Oct 25 | 190 |
| Berea | Apr 5 | Nov 2 | 213 |
| Bowling Green | Apr 5 | Oct 31 | 208 |
| Campbellsville | Apr 15 | Oct 24 | 192 |
| Central City | Apr 15 | Oct 20 | 187 |
| Cold Spring | Apr 16 | Oct 25 | 190 |
| Corbin | Apr 15 | Oct 25 | 192 |
| Covington | Apr 16 | Oct 25 | 190 |
| Crestwood | Apr 12 | Oct 25 | 193 |
| Cynthiana | Apr 18 | Oct 23 | 188 |
| Danville | Apr 9 | Oct 27 | 199 |
| Dayton | Apr 16 | Oct 25 | 190 |
| Douglass Hills | Apr 3 | Nov 3 | 214 |
| Edgewood | Apr 18 | Oct 25 | 188 |
| Elizabethtown | Apr 16 | Oct 25 | 191 |
| Elsmere | Apr 18 | Oct 25 | 188 |
| Erlanger | Apr 18 | Oct 25 | 188 |
| Flatwoods | Apr 22 | Oct 23 | 181 |
| Florence | Apr 18 | Oct 25 | 188 |
| Fort Mitchell | Apr 18 | Oct 25 | 188 |
| Fort Thomas | Apr 16 | Oct 25 | 190 |
| Fort Wright | Apr 18 | Oct 25 | 188 |
| Frankfort | Apr 15 | Oct 24 | 192 |
| Franklin | Apr 5 | Nov 1 | 210 |
| Georgetown | Apr 18 | Oct 23 | 188 |
| Glasgow | Apr 9 | Oct 27 | 201 |
| Harrodsburg | Apr 7 | Nov 1 | 206 |
| Henderson | Apr 9 | Oct 26 | 198 |
| Highland Heights | Apr 16 | Oct 25 | 190 |
| Hillview | Apr 6 | Nov 1 | 209 |
| Hopkinsville | Apr 4 | Nov 2 | 211 |
| Independence | Apr 18 | Oct 25 | 188 |
| Jeffersontown | Apr 3 | Nov 3 | 214 |
| La Grange | Apr 12 | Oct 25 | 193 |
| Lawrenceburg | Apr 12 | Oct 28 | 198 |
| Lebanon | Apr 22 | Oct 20 | 180 |
| Leitchfield | Apr 26 | Oct 15 | 172 |
| Lexington-Fayette | Apr 13 | Oct 28 | 196 |
| London | Apr 15 | Oct 25 | 192 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government | Apr 6 | Nov 1 | 209 |
| Lyndon | Apr 3 | Nov 3 | 214 |
| Madisonville | Apr 2 | Nov 1 | 212 |
| Mayfield | Apr 9 | Oct 19 | 192 |
| Maysville | Apr 18 | Oct 30 | 195 |
| Middlesborough | Apr 23 | Oct 19 | 177 |
| Middletown | Apr 3 | Nov 3 | 214 |
| Monticello | Apr 18 | Oct 26 | 190 |
| Morehead | Apr 17 | Oct 25 | 189 |
| Mount Sterling | Apr 24 | Oct 18 | 175 |
| Mount Washington | Apr 6 | Nov 1 | 209 |
| Murray | Apr 5 | Nov 1 | 209 |
| Newport | Apr 16 | Oct 25 | 190 |
| Nicholasville | Apr 13 | Oct 28 | 196 |
| Oak Grove | Apr 6 | Oct 28 | 204 |
| Owensboro | Apr 2 | Nov 1 | 211 |
| Paducah | Apr 6 | Oct 27 | 203 |
| Paris | Apr 18 | Oct 23 | 188 |
| Pikeville | Apr 22 | Oct 23 | 182 |
| Princeton | Apr 11 | Oct 24 | 196 |
| Radcliff | Apr 16 | Oct 25 | 191 |
| Richmond | Apr 15 | Oct 22 | 190 |
| Russellville | Apr 9 | Oct 28 | 200 |
| Shelbyville | May 1 | Oct 10 | 161 |
| Shepherdsville | Apr 18 | Oct 25 | 189 |
| Shively | Mar 31 | Nov 7 | 222 |
| Somerset | Apr 5 | Oct 30 | 206 |
| St. Matthews | Apr 3 | Nov 3 | 214 |
| Taylor Mill | Apr 16 | Oct 25 | 190 |
| Union | Apr 18 | Oct 25 | 188 |
| Versailles | Apr 12 | Oct 28 | 198 |
| Villa Hills | Apr 18 | Oct 25 | 188 |
| Vine Grove | Apr 16 | Oct 25 | 191 |
| Walton | Apr 18 | Oct 25 | 188 |
| Williamsburg | Apr 21 | Oct 22 | 182 |
| Wilmore | Apr 7 | Nov 1 | 206 |
| Winchester | Apr 24 | Oct 18 | 175 |