Morocco, IN 47963 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Morocco, IN, ZIP 47963
Around 04/23 is the usual last spring frost, about 238 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/14, about 175 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Morocco in Zone 5b (-15 to -10°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
Zone 5b around Morocco 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 Morocco's last frost
04/23 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/10 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/08 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Morocco compares
Morocco's growing season runs about 175 days, ranking 27,075 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within IN, it ranks 639 of 927.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Morocco can differ from the 47963 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 5b and Morocco's frost date answer different questions.