USDA Hardiness Zone 7a
Frost Dates for 41465 — Salyersville, Kentucky
NOAA 1991–2020 normals from Salyersville Wtr Wks, KY (970 ft), 1 miles east.
Updated
In Salyersville, the last spring frost (32°F) is around April 25 in half of years and has passed by May 11 in nine years out of ten. The first fall frost comes around October 21, as early as October 10 one year in ten, leaving a typical freeze-free season of 179 days (NOAA, Salyersville Wtr Wks, KY).
- Last spring frost
- April 25
- First fall frost
- October 21
- Growing season
- 179 days
- Hardiness zone
- 7a
50% probability
50% probability
freeze-free, 50%
0 to 5°F (-17.8 to -15.0°C) coldest night
- First snow
- November 30
- Last snow
- March 26
- Winters with snow
- 100%
- Snow per year
- 23.4"
median, 1991–2020
median, 1991–2020
30 of 30 observed
NOAA normal
Frost risk by date in Salyersville
Half of springs at Salyersville Wtr Wks, KY see their last 32°F night by April 25; only one in ten is past it by April 9, and one in ten still has one after May 11. Planting tender crops after May 1 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after May 5 20%, and after May 11 10%. The 16 days between the even-odds date and the one-in-ten date is narrower than at 68% of the 113 Kentucky stations behind this site's ZIP pages.
In fall the first 32°F night comes by October 21 in half of years, as early as October 10 one year in ten, and holds off past November 1 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 10 days later, around October 31; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is April 30, 11 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 179 days in a typical year, shorter than at 85% of the 113 Kentucky stations; it reaches 198 days one year in ten and falls short of 160 one year in ten. On average 113 nights a year drop to 32°F or below. Nights of 36°F, when frost can still settle on leaves in low, open spots, continue 8 days longer, to about May 3, and return around October 12. Severe cold of 16°F or below comes every winter, usually between December 5 and March 2.
| Low | 90% | 80% | 70% | 60% | 50% | 40% | 30% | 20% | 10% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36°F | Apr 19 | Apr 24 | Apr 28 | Apr 30 | May 3 | May 6 | May 10 | May 14 | May 21 |
| 32°F | Apr 9 | Apr 15 | Apr 18 | Apr 21 | Apr 25 | Apr 28 | May 1 | May 5 | May 11 |
| 28°F | Mar 28 | Apr 1 | Apr 4 | Apr 7 | Apr 11 | Apr 15 | Apr 19 | Apr 23 | Apr 30 |
| 24°F | Mar 11 | Mar 18 | Mar 22 | Mar 27 | Mar 31 | Apr 1 | Apr 4 | Apr 8 | Apr 14 |
| 20°F | Feb 24 | Mar 2 | Mar 8 | Mar 13 | Mar 17 | Mar 21 | Mar 25 | Mar 30 | Apr 3 |
| 16°F | Feb 4 | Feb 12 | Feb 21 | Feb 27 | Mar 2 | Mar 7 | Mar 12 | Mar 16 | Mar 22 |
| Low | 10% | 20% | 30% | 40% | 50% | 60% | 70% | 80% | 90% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36°F | Oct 1 | Oct 4 | Oct 7 | Oct 10 | Oct 12 | Oct 14 | Oct 17 | Oct 20 | Oct 24 |
| 32°F | Oct 10 | Oct 13 | Oct 16 | Oct 19 | Oct 21 | Oct 24 | Oct 26 | Oct 30 | Nov 1 |
| 28°F | Oct 17 | Oct 21 | Oct 25 | Oct 28 | Oct 31 | Nov 1 | Nov 4 | Nov 7 | Nov 11 |
| 24°F | Oct 27 | Nov 1 | Nov 3 | Nov 6 | Nov 9 | Nov 12 | Nov 15 | Nov 18 | Nov 25 |
| 20°F | Nov 5 | Nov 10 | Nov 13 | Nov 16 | Nov 19 | Nov 24 | Nov 28 | Dec 3 | Dec 13 |
| 16°F | Nov 14 | Nov 20 | Nov 25 | Nov 30 | Dec 5 | Dec 11 | Dec 19 | Dec 25 | Jan 2 |
Freeze probabilities 1991–2020 at Salyersville Wtr Wks, KY, from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals. Where a temperature is reached in fewer than 99.5% of years, the dates describe only the years that reach it. Not a forecast.
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Compared with the next station
The nearest other station, Prestonsburg 3WSW, KY, 15 miles east of Salyersville and 210 feet lower, has a last frost 2 days earlier (April 23), a first frost 2 days later (October 23), a season 4 days longer.
When it snows in Salyersville, Kentucky
The first measurable snow (0.1 inch or more) in Salyersville usually arrives around November 30, and the last of the season around March 26. Those are the middle dates across the winters of 1991–2020 at Jackson, KY, 16 miles away: half of years saw snow earlier, half later. Every one of those winters saw snow. The last 32°F night of spring typically comes 30 days after the last snow.
Planting calendar for 41465
| When | What to do |
|---|---|
| February 14 – February 28 | Start peppers and aubergines indoorsThey need eight to ten weeks under lights before they can go out. |
| February 28 – March 14 | Start tomatoes indoorsSix to eight weeks gives a transplant big enough to set fruit early. |
| March 28 – April 11 | Sow peas, spinach, lettuce, radish outdoorsThese tolerate light frost and prefer to germinate in cool soil. |
| April 25 onward | Transplant tomatoes, peppers, basil, squash, cucumbersThe average last freeze has passed — still watch the actual forecast. |
| by July 29 | Sow the autumn crop of carrots, beets and brassicasThey need about twelve weeks to size up before growth stops. |
| by October 7 | Harvest tender crops, or be ready to cover themA first freeze two weeks early is well within normal variation. |
| October 21 onward | Plant garlic, mulch beds, lift tender bulbsGarlic wants a cold spell; bare soil loses structure over winter. |
The weeks before and after the 50% dates are general rules of thumb, not NOAA figures; a seed packet gives the timing for each variety.
Where these figures come from
ZIP 41465 is 1 mile from Salyersville Wtr Wks, KY, which stands at 970 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 41465 in zone 7a, the band where the coldest night of the year averaged 0 to 5°F (-17.8 to -15.0°C) over 1991–2020; a zone describes winter lows, not frost dates.
Hardiness zone and temperature range: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map 2023 (USDA-ARS, Oregon State University), ZIP-code listing, unchanged. °C converted from °F by this site.
Thirty-year averages, not a forecast: check the forecast before planting out. How stations are matched and which pages are offered to search engines: methodology.