Dugger, IN 47848 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Dugger, IN?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/09, about 224 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/30, about 202 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Dugger in Zone 6b (-5 to 0°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 Dugger before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Dugger's last frost
04/09 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 Dugger compares
Dugger's growing season runs about 202 days, ranking 17,295 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within IN, it ranks 86 of 927.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Dugger can differ from the 47848 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6b and Dugger's frost date answer different questions.