Clifford, IN 47203 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Clifford, IN, ZIP 47203
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/11, about 226 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/25, about 195 frost-free days later.
Clifford 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
Zone 6b around Clifford 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.
Why 04/11 isn't a guarantee
04/11 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/31 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/30 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Clifford compares
At roughly 195 frost-free days, Clifford places 19,366 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within IN, it ranks 185 of 927.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Clifford can differ from the 47203 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 6b and Clifford's frost date answer different questions.