Bicknell, IN 47512 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Bicknell, IN?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/09, roughly 224 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/30, about 202 frost-free days later.
Bicknell 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 9 weeks of growing season left in Bicknell before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
How much risk comes with planting early here
04/09 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/25 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/24 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Bicknell compares
Bicknell's growing season runs about 202 days, ranking 17,239 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within IN, it ranks 83 of 927.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6b and Bicknell's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Bicknell's dates instead of trusting one.