Straughn, IN 47387 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Straughn, IN, ZIP 47387
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/27, about 242 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/09, about 164 frost-free days later.
Straughn 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
Zone 6a around Straughn has about 6 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
04/27 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 Straughn compares
Straughn's growing season runs about 164 days, ranking 31,190 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within IN, it ranks 896 of 927.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Straughn's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Straughn can differ from the 47387 normal.