Georgetown, IN 47151 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Georgetown, IN?
Around 03/31 is the usual last spring frost, about 215 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/09, about 225 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Georgetown in Zone 7a (0 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 10 weeks of growing season left in Georgetown before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 03/31 isn't a guarantee
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 Georgetown compares
About 225 days separate Georgetown's last and first frost, putting it 11,409 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within IN, it ranks 12 of 927.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Georgetown can differ from the 47151 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7a and Georgetown's frost date answer different questions.