Darmstadt, IN 47725 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Darmstadt, 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 Darmstadt 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 Darmstadt before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
How much risk comes with planting early here
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 Darmstadt compares
Darmstadt's growing season runs about 206 days, ranking 16,050 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within IN, it ranks 67 of 927.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Darmstadt's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Darmstadt can differ from the 47725 normal.