Tipton, IN 46047 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Tipton, IN?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/19, roughly 234 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/23, about 186 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Tipton 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
About 8 weeks of growing season left in Tipton before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 04/19 isn't a guarantee
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 Tipton compares
At roughly 186 frost-free days, Tipton places 22,774 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within IN, it ranks 327 of 927.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6a and Tipton's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Tipton's dates instead of trusting one.