Evansville, IN 47724 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.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Evansville in Zone 7a (0 to 5°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 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
About 206 days separate Evansville's last and first frost, putting it 15,914 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within IN, it ranks 52 of 927.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Evansville can differ from the 47724 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7a and Evansville's frost date answer different questions.