Last frost date in Elizabethtown, Kentucky

April 16

Average last frost in spring. In an early year (1 in 10) it's over by March 31; in a late year (1 in 10) it comes after May 4.

October 25

Average first frost in fall. 1 year in 10 it comes by October 13.

Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, station Elizabethtown Wp Cs (USC00152512), 1.7 miles from Elizabethtown, elevation 690 ft. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. These are long-term averages, not a forecast.

This station is also the nearest one for Radcliff, so its frost dates are the same as Elizabethtown's.

What to plant now

Frost dates for Elizabethtown, Kentucky
Early yearAverageLate year
Last frost in springMar 31Apr 16May 4
First frost in fallOct 13Oct 25Nov 3

Frost-free days in an average year: 191

Light frost, frost and hard freeze in Elizabethtown
Chance in a yearAverage last in springAverage first in fall
Light frost (36°F)Every yearApr 27Oct 16
Frost (32°F)Every yearApr 16Oct 25
Hard freeze (28°F)Every yearApr 1Nov 3

Nights at 32°F or colder in an average year: 98

What to plant now in Elizabethtown

Planting dates: USDA Home and Garden Bulletin No. 9 (1967), “Suburban and Farm Vegetable Gardens,” tables 4 and 5. How we match the table.

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