Universal, IN 47863 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Universal, IN, ZIP 47863
Around 04/15 is the usual last spring frost, about 230 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/19, about 187 frost-free days later.
Zone 6a (-10 to -5°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Universal, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 6a around Universal has about 7 weeks left before the first fall frost — that's the usual window to get a cold frame up if you want to keep harvesting past it.
The actual range around Universal's last frost
04/15 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/31 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/03 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Universal compares
Universal's growing season runs about 187 days, ranking 22,598 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within IN, it ranks 316 of 927.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Universal's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Universal can differ from the 47863 normal.