Huntingburg, IN 47542 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Huntingburg, IN?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/11, about 226 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/26, about 197 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Huntingburg 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
About 8 weeks of growing season left in Huntingburg before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Huntingburg's last frost
04/11 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/27 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/30 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Huntingburg compares
About 197 days separate Huntingburg's last and first frost, putting it 18,658 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within IN, it ranks 129 of 927.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Huntingburg can differ from the 47542 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6b and Huntingburg's frost date answer different questions.