St. Paul, IN 46182 Frost Dates
When can you plant in St. Paul, IN?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/17, roughly 232 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/22, about 187 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 St. Paul, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 8 weeks of growing season left in St. Paul before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 04/17 isn't a guarantee
04/17 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. 05/03 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How St. Paul compares
At roughly 187 frost-free days, St. Paul places 22,498 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within IN, it ranks 313 of 927.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in St. Paul can differ from the 46182 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6a and St. Paul's frost date answer different questions.