West College Corner, IN 47010 Frost Dates
Frost dates for West College Corner, IN, ZIP 47010
Around 04/20 is the usual last spring frost, about 235 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/21, about 182 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts West College Corner 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
Zone 6a around West College Corner has about 8 weeks left before the first fall frost — that's the usual window to get a cold frame up if you want to keep harvesting past it.
How much risk comes with planting early here
04/20 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/06 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/07 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How West College Corner compares
West College Corner's growing season runs about 182 days, ranking 24,284 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within IN, it ranks 452 of 927.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in West College Corner can differ from the 47010 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 6a and West College Corner's frost date answer different questions.