Orland, IN 46771 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Orland, IN, ZIP 46771
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/30, roughly 245 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/16, about 167 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Orland 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 Orland 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 04/30 isn't a guarantee
04/30 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/17 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/15 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Orland compares
Orland's growing season runs about 167 days, ranking 30,154 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within IN, it ranks 857 of 927.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Orland's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Orland can differ from the 46771 normal.