NOAA 1991–2020 freeze normals
Frost Dates in Kentucky
Last and first frost at the 97 NOAA stations behind this site's Kentucky pages.
At the middle station of the 97 in Kentucky where a freeze comes every year, the last spring frost (50%) is April 15 and the first fall frost October 25, a freeze-free season of 192 days. The last frost is earliest at Eddyville (Eddyville 5S, KY, March 27) and latest at Shelbyville (Shelbyville 1 E, KY, May 1), 35 days apart. The season runs from 161 days at Shelbyville to 225 at Eddyville.
56 of these stations were also in NOAA's previous normals, for 1981–2010. Between the two, the median station's freeze-free season grew 5 days longer, with the last spring frost 2 days earlier and the first fall frost 3 days later; the season lengthened at 49 stations and shortened at 6. The two periods share twenty years, so the change reflects mostly 2011–2020 against 1981–1990.
Kentucky places by frost date
| Place | ZIP | Last frost | First frost | Season | Winters with 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 40475 | April 15 | October 22 | 190 d | 100% |
| Bowling Green | 42101 | April 5 | October 31 | 208 d | 100% |
| Elizabethtown | 42701 | April 16 | October 25 | 191 d | 100% |
| Georgetown | 40324 | April 13 | October 28 | 196 d | 100% |
| Frankfort | 40601 | April 15 | October 24 | 192 d | 100% |
| Louisville | 40214 | March 31 | November 7 | 222 d | 100% |
| Owensboro | 42301 | April 2 | November 1 | 211 d | 100% |
| Nicholasville | 40356 | April 7 | November 1 | 206 d | 100% |
| Louisville | 40299 | April 3 | November 3 | 214 d | 100% |
| Hopkinsville | 42240 | April 4 | November 2 | 211 d | 100% |
| Louisville | 40291 | April 6 | November 1 | 209 d | 100% |
| Louisville | 40245 | April 12 | October 25 | 193 d | 100% |
| Shepherdsville | 40165 | April 18 | October 25 | 189 d | 100% |
| Henderson | 42420 | April 9 | October 26 | 198 d | 100% |
| Winchester | 40391 | April 20 | October 19 | 182 d | 100% |
| Glasgow | 42141 | April 9 | October 27 | 201 d | 100% |
| Shelbyville | 40065 | May 1 | October 10 | 161 d | 100% |
| Paducah | 42001 | April 6 | October 27 | 203 d | 100% |
| Murray | 42071 | April 5 | November 1 | 209 d | 100% |
| Bardstown | 40004 | April 13 | October 25 | 195 d | 100% |
| Corbin | 40701 | April 15 | October 25 | 192 d | 100% |
| Madisonville | 42431 | April 2 | November 1 | 212 d | 100% |
| Berea | 40403 | April 5 | November 2 | 213 d | 100% |
| Campbellsville | 42718 | April 15 | October 24 | 192 d | 100% |
| Danville | 40422 | April 9 | October 27 | 199 d | 100% |
| Somerset | 42503 | April 5 | October 30 | 206 d | 100% |
| Burlington | 41005 | April 18 | October 25 | 188 d | 100% |
| Versailles | 40383 | April 12 | October 28 | 198 d | 100% |
| Mayfield | 42066 | April 9 | October 19 | 192 d | 100% |
| Pikeville | 41501 | April 22 | October 23 | 182 d | 100% |
| Mt Sterling | 40353 | April 24 | October 18 | 175 d | 100% |
| Morehead | 40351 | April 17 | October 25 | 189 d | 100% |
| Ashland | 41102 | April 22 | October 23 | 181 d | 100% |
| Monticello | 42633 | April 18 | October 26 | 190 d | 100% |
| Paris | 40361 | April 18 | October 23 | 188 d | 100% |
| Williamsburg | 40769 | April 21 | October 22 | 182 d | 100% |
| Scottsville | 42164 | April 15 | October 25 | 194 d | 100% |
| Manchester | 40962 | April 29 | October 16 | 170 d | 100% |
| Taylorsville | 40071 | April 23 | October 16 | 176 d | 100% |
| Hazard | 41701 | April 19 | October 25 | 188 d | 100% |
| Columbia | 42728 | April 18 | October 24 | 189 d | 100% |
| Russellville | 42276 | April 9 | October 28 | 200 d | 100% |
| Leitchfield | 42754 | April 26 | October 15 | 172 d | 100% |
| Maysville | 41056 | April 18 | October 30 | 195 d | 100% |
| Grayson | 41143 | April 27 | October 17 | 172 d | 100% |
| Cadiz | 42211 | March 30 | November 4 | 221 d | 100% |
| Louisa | 41230 | April 24 | October 17 | 174 d | 100% |
| Olive Hill | 41164 | April 24 | October 18 | 174 d | 100% |
| Lebanon | 40033 | April 22 | October 20 | 180 d | 100% |
| Greenville | 42345 | April 15 | October 20 | 187 d | 100% |
| Dry Ridge | 41035 | April 11 | October 29 | 199 d | 100% |
| Prestonsburg | 41653 | April 23 | October 23 | 183 d | 100% |
| West Liberty | 41472 | April 29 | October 16 | 169 d | 100% |
| Jackson | 41339 | April 19 | October 24 | 187 d | 100% |
| Barbourville | 40906 | April 19 | October 24 | 187 d | 100% |
| Salyersville | 41465 | April 25 | October 21 | 179 d | 100% |
| Princeton | 42445 | April 11 | October 24 | 196 d | 100% |
| Hodgenville | 42748 | April 16 | October 25 | 191 d | 100% |
| Albany | 42602 | April 12 | October 25 | 196 d | 100% |
| Beaver Dam | 42320 | April 10 | October 22 | 192 d | 100% |
| Greenup | 41144 | April 20 | October 22 | 182 d | 100% |
| Catlettsburg | 41129 | April 14 | October 26 | 195 d | 100% |
| Tompkinsville | 42167 | April 26 | October 18 | 174 d | 100% |
| Mount Vernon | 40456 | April 18 | October 24 | 189 d | 100% |
| Marion | 42064 | April 7 | October 28 | 203 d | 100% |
| Whitesburg | 41858 | April 21 | October 22 | 183 d | 100% |
| Carrollton | 41008 | April 9 | November 1 | 204 d | 100% |
| Flemingsburg | 41041 | April 12 | October 30 | 200 d | 100% |
| Mc Kee | 40447 | April 17 | October 22 | 189 d | 100% |
| Morganfield | 42437 | April 5 | October 31 | 209 d | 100% |
| Smiths Grove | 42171 | April 9 | October 30 | 204 d | 100% |
| Edmonton | 42129 | April 5 | November 2 | 211 d | 100% |
| Munfordville | 42765 | April 21 | October 18 | 178 d | 100% |
| Stanton | 40380 | April 19 | October 20 | 184 d | 100% |
| Paintsville | 41240 | April 19 | October 25 | 188 d | 100% |
| Beattyville | 41311 | April 12 | October 25 | 192 d | 100% |
| Hardinsburg | 40143 | April 11 | October 26 | 196 d | 100% |
| Eddyville | 42038 | March 27 | November 8 | 225 d | 100% |
| Elkton | 42220 | April 3 | October 29 | 207 d | 100% |
| Calvert City | 42029 | April 3 | October 30 | 207 d | 100% |
| Philpot | 42366 | April 2 | November 7 | 218 d | 100% |
| Crab Orchard | 40419 | April 18 | October 24 | 188 d | 100% |
| Kevil | 42053 | April 3 | October 27 | 205 d | 100% |
| Pine Knot | 42635 | April 24 | October 18 | 177 d | 100% |
| Harlan | 40831 | April 15 | October 30 | 197 d | 100% |
| Sandy Hook | 41171 | April 10 | October 31 | 201 d | 100% |
| Inez | 41224 | April 20 | October 24 | 186 d | 100% |
| Booneville | 41314 | April 24 | October 19 | 178 d | 100% |
| West Paducah | 42086 | April 5 | October 28 | 206 d | 100% |
| Brownsville | 42210 | April 4 | October 31 | 209 d | 100% |
| Brooksville | 41004 | April 11 | October 30 | 200 d | 100% |
| Cumberland | 40823 | April 18 | October 28 | 191 d | 100% |
| Sebree | 42455 | April 4 | October 29 | 207 d | 100% |
| Clinton | 42031 | April 6 | October 30 | 204 d | 100% |
| Irvington | 40146 | April 25 | October 16 | 172 d | 100% |
| Hickman | 42050 | April 3 | November 1 | 211 d | 100% |
| Falls Of Rough | 40119 | April 17 | October 23 | 187 d | 100% |
50% dates from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, one row per station; a state page is published when at least 5 stations stand behind its pages. Where a freeze comes in fewer than nine winters in ten, the dates describe the winters that have one.