Fairview Park, IN 47842 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Fairview Park, IN?
Around 04/30 is the usual last spring frost, about 245 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/12, about 164 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Fairview Park in Zone 6a (-10 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 6 weeks of growing season left in Fairview Park before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 04/30 isn't a guarantee
04/30 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/14 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/15 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Fairview Park compares
Fairview Park's growing season runs about 164 days, ranking 31,025 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within IN, it ranks 877 of 927.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6a and Fairview Park's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Fairview Park's dates instead of trusting one.