Clay City, IN 47841 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Clay City, IN?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/08, about 223 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/27, about 201 frost-free days later.
Clay City sits in USDA Zone 6a (-10 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
About 9 weeks of growing season left in Clay City 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
04/08 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/25 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/24 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Clay City compares
Clay City's growing season runs about 201 days, ranking 17,603 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within IN, it ranks 108 of 927.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Clay City's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Clay City can differ from the 47841 normal.