Scottsburg, IN 47170 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Scottsburg, IN?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/18, roughly 233 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/20, about 185 frost-free days later.
Scottsburg sits in USDA Zone 6b (-5 to 0°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 8 weeks of growing season left in Scottsburg before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 04/18 isn't a guarantee
04/18 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/04 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/03 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Scottsburg compares
About 185 days separate Scottsburg's last and first frost, putting it 23,126 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within IN, it ranks 369 of 927.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Scottsburg's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Scottsburg can differ from the 47170 normal.