Galveston, IN 46932 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Galveston, IN?
Around 04/27 is the usual last spring frost, about 242 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/18, about 174 frost-free days later.
Zone 6a (-10 to -5°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Galveston, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 7 weeks of growing season left in Galveston before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 04/27 isn't a guarantee
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 Galveston compares
About 174 days separate Galveston's last and first frost, putting it 27,542 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within IN, it ranks 669 of 927.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6a and Galveston's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Galveston's dates instead of trusting one.