New Albany, IN 47150 Frost Dates
When can you plant in New Albany, IN?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/31, about 215 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/09, about 225 frost-free days later.
New Albany sits in USDA Zone 7a (0 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 10 weeks of growing season left in New Albany 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
03/31 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/14 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/14 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How New Albany compares
New Albany's growing season runs about 225 days, ranking 11,368 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within IN, it ranks 4 of 927.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around New Albany's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in New Albany can differ from the 47150 normal.