Elwood, IN 46036 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Elwood, IN, ZIP 46036
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/19, about 234 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/23, about 186 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Elwood in Zone 6a (-10 to -5°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's forecast.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 6a around Elwood has about 8 weeks left before the first fall frost — that's the usual window to get a cold frame up if you want to keep harvesting past it.
How much risk comes with planting early here
04/19 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. 05/05 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Elwood compares
Elwood's growing season runs about 186 days, ranking 22,757 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within IN, it ranks 324 of 927.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Elwood can differ from the 46036 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 6a and Elwood's frost date answer different questions.