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Warren, IN 46792 Frost Dates

When can you plant in Warren, IN?

Zone 6a

Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 05/01, roughly 246 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/14, about 166 frost-free days later.

Warren 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

About 7 weeks of growing season left in Warren before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.

How much risk comes with planting early here

05/01 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. 05/16 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.

How Warren compares

About 166 days separate Warren's last and first frost, putting it 30,407 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within IN, it ranks 864 of 927.

Learn more

the frost range covers how to read the range around Warren's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Warren can differ from the 46792 normal.