Kokomo, IN 46904 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Kokomo, IN?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/27, about 242 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/18, about 174 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Kokomo 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 7 weeks of growing season left in Kokomo 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
04/27 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/13 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/13 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Kokomo compares
At roughly 174 frost-free days, Kokomo places 27,326 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within IN, it ranks 652 of 927.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6a and Kokomo's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Kokomo's dates instead of trusting one.