Waynetown, IN 47990 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Waynetown, IN?
Around 04/27 is the usual last spring frost, about 242 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/12, about 167 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Waynetown 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
About 6 weeks of growing season left in Waynetown before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 04/27 isn't a guarantee
04/27 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/11 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/13 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Waynetown compares
About 167 days separate Waynetown's last and first frost, putting it 30,088 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within IN, it ranks 849 of 927.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 5b and Waynetown's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Waynetown's dates instead of trusting one.