Muncie, IN 47304 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Muncie, IN, ZIP 47304
Around 04/25 is the usual last spring frost, about 240 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/16, about 173 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Muncie in Zone 6a (-10 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
Zone 6a around Muncie has about 7 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.
The actual range around Muncie's last frost
04/25 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/11 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/11 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Muncie compares
Muncie's growing season runs about 173 days, ranking 27,746 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within IN, it ranks 701 of 927.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Muncie can differ from the 47304 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 6a and Muncie's frost date answer different questions.