Stilesville, IN 46180 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Stilesville, IN?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/27, about 242 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/15, about 169 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Stilesville 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 7 weeks of growing season left in Stilesville before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
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 Stilesville compares
About 169 days separate Stilesville's last and first frost, putting it 29,595 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within IN, it ranks 824 of 927.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Stilesville's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Stilesville can differ from the 46180 normal.