Evansville, IN 47715 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Evansville, IN?
Around 04/04 is the usual last spring frost, about 219 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/29, about 206 frost-free days later.
Zone 7a (0 to 5°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Evansville, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 9 weeks of growing season left in Evansville before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 04/04 isn't a guarantee
04/04 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/22 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/19 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Evansville compares
Evansville's growing season runs about 206 days, ranking 15,910 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within IN, it ranks 48 of 927.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Evansville can differ from the 47715 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7a and Evansville's frost date answer different questions.