East Germantown, IN 47370 Frost Dates
When can you plant in East Germantown, IN?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/27, roughly 242 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/09, about 164 frost-free days later.
East Germantown sits in USDA Zone 6a (-10 to -5°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 6 weeks of growing season left in East Germantown before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 04/27 isn't a guarantee
04/27 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/16 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/10 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How East Germantown compares
East Germantown's growing season runs about 164 days, ranking 31,191 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within IN, it ranks 897 of 927.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6a and East Germantown's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around East Germantown's dates instead of trusting one.