Lagro, IN 46990 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Lagro, IN?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/26, about 241 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/19, about 174 frost-free days later.
Lagro 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 Lagro before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 04/26 isn't a guarantee
04/26 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/12 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/11 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Lagro compares
About 174 days separate Lagro's last and first frost, putting it 27,607 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within IN, it ranks 689 of 927.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Lagro's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Lagro can differ from the 46990 normal.