Richland, IN 47634 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Richland, IN, ZIP 47634
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/12, about 227 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/25, about 196 frost-free days later.
Richland sits in USDA Zone 7a (0 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 7a around Richland has about 8 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 04/12 isn't a guarantee
04/12 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/28 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/28 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Richland compares
Richland's growing season runs about 196 days, ranking 19,077 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within IN, it ranks 175 of 927.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Richland can differ from the 47634 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 7a and Richland's frost date answer different questions.