French Lick, IN 47527 Frost Dates
Frost dates for French Lick, IN, ZIP 47527
Around 04/25 is the usual last spring frost, about 240 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/15, about 172 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts French Lick in Zone 6b (-5 to 0°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 6b around French Lick 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.
Why 04/25 isn't a guarantee
04/25 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/10 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/12 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How French Lick compares
About 172 days separate French Lick's last and first frost, putting it 28,357 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within IN, it ranks 750 of 927.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around French Lick's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in French Lick can differ from the 47527 normal.