Aurora, IN 41080 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Aurora, IN?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/18, about 233 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/25, about 188 frost-free days later.
Aurora sits in USDA Zone 6b (-5 to 0°F average annual minimum). The dates above are NOAA's 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting station, a 30-year average, not a forecast.
What to do before the first frost
About 8 weeks of growing season left in Aurora before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
How much risk comes with planting early here
04/18 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/03 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/07 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Aurora compares
At roughly 188 frost-free days, Aurora places 22,042 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within IN, it ranks 287 of 927.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Aurora's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Aurora can differ from the 41080 normal.