Shipshewana, IN 46565 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Shipshewana, IN, ZIP 46565
Around 04/28 is the usual last spring frost, about 243 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/19, about 171 frost-free days later.
Shipshewana sits in USDA Zone 6a (-10 to -5°F average annual minimum). The dates above are NOAA's 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting station, a 30-year average, not a forecast.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 6a around Shipshewana 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 04/28 isn't a guarantee
04/28 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. 05/13 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Shipshewana compares
Shipshewana's growing season runs about 171 days, ranking 28,748 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within IN, it ranks 773 of 927.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Shipshewana's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Shipshewana can differ from the 46565 normal.