New Point, IN 47263 Frost Dates
When can you plant in New Point, IN?
Around 04/15 is the usual last spring frost, about 230 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/26, about 194 frost-free days later.
New Point 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 New Point before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 04/15 isn't a guarantee
04/15 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. 05/02 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How New Point compares
New Point's growing season runs about 194 days, ranking 19,603 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within IN, it ranks 198 of 927.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in New Point can differ from the 47263 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6b and New Point's frost date answer different questions.