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Huntingburg, IN 47542 Frost Dates

When can you plant in Huntingburg, IN?

Zone 6b

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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