Veedersburg, IN 47987 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Veedersburg, IN?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/23, roughly 238 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/14, about 171 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 Veedersburg, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 7 weeks of growing season left in Veedersburg 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
04/23 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. 05/07 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Veedersburg compares
Veedersburg's growing season runs about 171 days, ranking 28,679 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within IN, it ranks 763 of 927.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Veedersburg's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Veedersburg can differ from the 47987 normal.