Rosedale, IN 47874 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Rosedale, IN?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/30, about 245 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/12, about 164 frost-free days later.
Rosedale 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 6 weeks of growing season left in Rosedale 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
04/30 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 Rosedale compares
About 164 days separate Rosedale's last and first frost, putting it 31,101 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within IN, it ranks 884 of 927.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Rosedale's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Rosedale can differ from the 47874 normal.