Avilla, IN 46710 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Avilla, IN?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 05/02, roughly 247 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/10, about 159 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Avilla 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 6 weeks of growing season left in Avilla before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Avilla's last frost
05/02 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/19 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/16 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Avilla compares
At roughly 159 frost-free days, Avilla places 32,665 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within IN, it ranks 923 of 927.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Avilla's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Avilla can differ from the 46710 normal.