Bainbridge, IN 46105 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Bainbridge, IN, ZIP 46105
Around 04/27 is the usual last spring frost, about 242 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/15, about 169 frost-free days later.
Zone 6a (-10 to -5°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Bainbridge, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 6a around Bainbridge has about 7 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.
Why 04/27 isn't a guarantee
04/27 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/13 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/15 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Bainbridge compares
About 169 days separate Bainbridge's last and first frost, putting it 29,538 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within IN, it ranks 818 of 927.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Bainbridge can differ from the 46105 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 6a and Bainbridge's frost date answer different questions.