Albion, IN 46794 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Albion, IN?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/24, about 239 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/24, about 182 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Albion 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 8 weeks of growing season left in Albion before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Albion's last frost
04/24 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/09 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/10 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Albion compares
Albion's growing season runs about 182 days, ranking 24,180 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within IN, it ranks 432 of 927.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Albion can differ from the 46794 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6a and Albion's frost date answer different questions.