Pine Village, IN 47975 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Pine Village, IN?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/25, about 240 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/13, about 169 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Pine Village 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 7 weeks of growing season left in Pine Village 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
04/25 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/13 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/12 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Pine Village compares
Pine Village's growing season runs about 169 days, ranking 29,608 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within IN, it ranks 826 of 927.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6a and Pine Village's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Pine Village's dates instead of trusting one.