Avilla, IN 46763 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Avilla, IN, ZIP 46763
The last spring frost here typically falls around 05/02, about 247 days from today. 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
Zone 6a around Avilla has about 6 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.
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 32,666 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within IN, it ranks 924 of 927.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Avilla can differ from the 46763 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 6a and Avilla's frost date answer different questions.