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Frost dates · Kentucky

Kentucky frost dates,
county by county.

Last spring frost and first fall frost probability data for all 120 counties in Kentucky, computed from the NOAA 1991–2020 Climate Normals. Every county page surfaces the full probability table at three temperature thresholds plus crop-specific planting guidance.

Variation across Kentucky

40 days separate the earliest and latest counties.

The median last spring frost in Lyon County is March 15 — 40 days earlier than Carter County at April 24. Statewide averages aren't useful planting tools; pick your county below for the data that actually applies to your fields.

By geography

Kentucky counties on the map.

Each dot is a county. Click for full frost-date detail. Color shows last-spring-frost timing — sage = earliest, amber = latest.

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Todd County · Spring Mar 25 · Fall Nov 8 · 228-day seasonScott County · Spring Mar 31 · Fall Nov 6 · 220-day seasonLee County · Spring Mar 31 · Fall Nov 5 · 219-day seasonMcLean County · Spring Mar 23 · Fall Nov 10 · 232-day seasonFranklin County · Spring Apr 3 · Fall Nov 4 · 215-day seasonEdmonson County · Spring Mar 24 · Fall Nov 11 · 232-day seasonCarroll County · Spring Mar 29 · Fall Nov 10 · 226-day seasonGraves County · Spring Mar 31 · Fall Oct 28 · 211-day seasonMonroe County · Spring Apr 12 · Fall Oct 27 · 198-day seasonOwsley County · Spring Apr 11 · Fall Oct 28 · 200-day seasonJackson County · Spring Apr 11 · Fall Oct 28 · 200-day seasonWhitley County · Spring Apr 11 · Fall Nov 1 · 204-day seasonHardin County · Spring Apr 1 · Fall Nov 3 · 216-day seasonBreckinridge County · Spring Mar 31 · Fall Nov 4 · 218-day seasonUnion County · Spring Mar 24 · Fall Nov 8 · 229-day seasonWayne County · Spring Apr 4 · Fall Nov 3 · 213-day seasonShelby County · Spring Apr 24 · Fall Oct 21 · 180-day seasonWarren County · Spring Mar 24 · Fall Nov 10 · 231-day seasonRockcastle County · Spring Apr 2 · Fall Nov 4 · 216-day seasonHancock County · Spring Mar 21 · Fall Nov 17 · 241-day seasonCasey County · Spring Apr 11 · Fall Oct 30 · 202-day seasonJessamine County · Spring Mar 29 · Fall Nov 8 · 224-day seasonHenry County · Spring Mar 31 · Fall Nov 3 · 217-day seasonCumberland County · Spring Apr 12 · Fall Oct 27 · 198-day seasonHopkins County · Spring Mar 22 · Fall Nov 12 · 235-day seasonJohnson County · Spring Apr 5 · Fall Nov 2 · 211-day seasonKnott County · Spring Apr 6 · Fall Nov 5 · 213-day seasonKnox County · Spring Apr 6 · Fall Nov 1 · 209-day seasonLawrence County · Spring Apr 12 · Fall Oct 26 · 197-day seasonMadison County · Spring Apr 3 · Fall Nov 1 · 212-day seasonLewis County · Spring Apr 5 · Fall Nov 1 · 210-day seasonLivingston County · Spring Mar 23 · Fall Nov 8 · 230-day seasonMcCracken County · Spring Mar 24 · Fall Nov 7 · 228-day seasonHarlan County · Spring Apr 1 · Fall Nov 6 · 219-day seasonMagoffin County · Spring Apr 11 · Fall Oct 31 · 203-day seasonMartin County · Spring Apr 5 · Fall Nov 1 · 210-day seasonMetcalfe County · Spring Mar 25 · Fall Nov 14 · 234-day seasonNicholas County · Spring Apr 5 · Fall Nov 2 · 211-day seasonPerry County · Spring Apr 9 · Fall Nov 3 · 208-day seasonLarue County · Spring Apr 4 · Fall Nov 3 · 213-day seasonPike County · Spring Mar 29 · Fall Nov 10 · 226-day seasonPowell County · Spring Apr 6 · Fall Oct 30 · 207-day seasonTrigg County · Spring Mar 16 · Fall Nov 16 · 245-day seasonFleming County · Spring Mar 31 · Fall Nov 8 · 222-day seasonBath County · Spring Apr 3 · Fall Nov 4 · 215-day seasonClay County · Spring Apr 17 · Fall Oct 24 · 190-day seasonCrittenden County · Spring Apr 6 · Fall Oct 29 · 206-day seasonFulton County · Spring Mar 23 · Fall Nov 12 · 234-day seasonBoyd County · Spring Apr 2 · Fall Nov 8 · 220-day seasonCarlisle County · Spring Mar 23 · Fall Nov 7 · 229-day seasonHenderson County · Spring Mar 31 · Fall Nov 4 · 218-day seasonLaurel County · Spring Apr 1 · Fall Nov 3 · 216-day seasonWolfe County · Spring Mar 31 · Fall Nov 5 · 219-day seasonCaldwell County · Spring Mar 30 · Fall Nov 2 · 217-day seasonBoyle County · Spring Mar 31 · Fall Nov 5 · 219-day seasonPulaski County · Spring Mar 25 · Fall Nov 9 · 229-day seasonHart County · Spring Apr 10 · Fall Oct 26 · 199-day seasonOhio County · Spring Mar 31 · Fall Nov 1 · 215-day seasonHarrison County · Spring Apr 5 · Fall Nov 2 · 211-day seasonTaylor County · Spring Apr 1 · Fall Nov 4 · 217-day seasonBarren County · Spring Mar 28 · Fall Nov 5 · 222-day seasonMenifee County · Spring Apr 3 · Fall Nov 4 · 215-day seasonButler County · Spring Apr 2 · Fall Oct 30 · 211-day seasonMeade County · Spring Apr 6 · Fall Nov 2 · 210-day seasonLincoln County · Spring Apr 5 · Fall Nov 1 · 210-day seasonBell County · Spring Apr 6 · Fall Nov 1 · 209-day seasonOwen County · Spring Mar 31 · Fall Nov 8 · 222-day seasonGallatin County · Spring Apr 11 · Fall Oct 31 · 203-day seasonBourbon County · Spring Apr 5 · Fall Nov 2 · 211-day seasonBracken County · Spring Mar 31 · Fall Nov 9 · 223-day seasonRussell County · Spring Apr 6 · Fall Nov 2 · 210-day seasonLyon County · Spring Mar 15 · Fall Nov 19 · 249-day seasonGrayson County · Spring Apr 14 · Fall Oct 24 · 193-day seasonDaviess County · Spring Mar 23 · Fall Nov 10 · 232-day seasonCampbell County · Spring Apr 2 · Fall Nov 4 · 216-day seasonRowan County · Spring Apr 3 · Fall Nov 4 · 215-day seasonGreen County · Spring Apr 1 · Fall Nov 4 · 217-day seasonMcCreary County · Spring Apr 10 · Fall Oct 29 · 202-day seasonAllen County · Spring Apr 1 · Fall Nov 2 · 215-day seasonClinton County · Spring Mar 31 · Fall Nov 3 · 217-day seasonJefferson County · Spring Mar 22 · Fall Nov 13 · 236-day seasonFloyd County · Spring Apr 9 · Fall Nov 1 · 206-day seasonMarion County · Spring Apr 11 · Fall Oct 30 · 202-day seasonPendleton County · Spring Mar 31 · Fall Nov 8 · 222-day seasonBoone County · Spring Apr 5 · Fall Nov 3 · 212-day seasonLogan County · Spring Mar 29 · Fall Nov 7 · 223-day seasonSpencer County · Spring Apr 10 · Fall Oct 25 · 198-day seasonRobertson County · Spring Apr 5 · Fall Nov 2 · 211-day seasonMarshall County · Spring Mar 31 · Fall Oct 28 · 211-day seasonMorgan County · Spring Apr 17 · Fall Oct 26 · 192-day seasonMuhlenberg County · Spring Apr 2 · Fall Oct 30 · 211-day seasonSimpson County · Spring Mar 26 · Fall Nov 11 · 230-day seasonBallard County · Spring Mar 24 · Fall Nov 10 · 231-day seasonAdair County · Spring Apr 6 · Fall Nov 2 · 210-day seasonGreenup County · Spring Apr 5 · Fall Nov 1 · 210-day seasonLeslie County · Spring Apr 1 · Fall Nov 6 · 219-day seasonCarter County · Spring Apr 24 · Fall Oct 20 · 179-day seasonKenton County · Spring Apr 5 · Fall Nov 3 · 212-day seasonClark County · Spring Apr 7 · Fall Oct 30 · 206-day seasonCalloway County · Spring Mar 24 · Fall Nov 11 · 232-day seasonMason County · Spring Apr 5 · Fall Nov 8 · 217-day seasonElliott County · Spring Mar 31 · Fall Nov 10 · 224-day seasonGarrard County · Spring Apr 5 · Fall Nov 1 · 210-day seasonLetcher County · Spring Apr 8 · Fall Oct 31 · 206-day seasonTrimble County · Spring Mar 31 · Fall Nov 10 · 224-day seasonHickman County · Spring Mar 23 · Fall Nov 7 · 229-day seasonFayette County · Spring Mar 31 · Fall Nov 6 · 220-day seasonWashington County · Spring Mar 31 · Fall Nov 5 · 219-day seasonWoodford County · Spring Mar 31 · Fall Nov 6 · 220-day seasonChristian County · Spring Mar 22 · Fall Nov 13 · 236-day seasonEstill County · Spring Apr 7 · Fall Oct 30 · 206-day seasonGrant County · Spring Mar 31 · Fall Nov 8 · 222-day seasonMercer County · Spring Mar 29 · Fall Nov 8 · 224-day seasonMontgomery County · Spring Apr 13 · Fall Oct 28 · 198-day seasonWebster County · Spring Mar 29 · Fall Nov 5 · 221-day seasonBullitt County · Spring Apr 4 · Fall Nov 3 · 213-day seasonAnderson County · Spring Apr 3 · Fall Nov 4 · 215-day seasonNelson County · Spring Mar 31 · Fall Nov 5 · 219-day seasonBreathitt County · Spring Apr 5 · Fall Nov 1 · 210-day seasonOldham County · Spring Mar 31 · Fall Nov 3 · 217-day season
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120 counties · click any county for full frost data
Alphabetical

All Kentucky counties — A to Z.

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