Muncie, IN 47308 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Muncie, IN, ZIP 47308
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.
How much risk comes with planting early here
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
About 173 days separate Muncie's last and first frost, putting it 27,749 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within IN, it ranks 704 of 927.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 6a and Muncie's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around Muncie's dates instead of trusting one.