Schneider, IN 46372 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Schneider, IN?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/29, about 244 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/16, about 171 frost-free days later.
Zone 5b (-15 to -10°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 Schneider, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 7 weeks of growing season left in Schneider before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Schneider's last frost
04/29 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/14 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/14 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Schneider compares
About 171 days separate Schneider's last and first frost, putting it 28,814 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within IN, it ranks 782 of 927.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Schneider can differ from the 46372 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 5b and Schneider's frost date answer different questions.