Hindsboro, IL 61930 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Hindsboro, IL?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/15, roughly 230 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/20, about 188 frost-free days later.
Hindsboro 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 8 weeks of growing season left in Hindsboro before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 04/15 isn't a guarantee
04/15 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/03 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/01 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Hindsboro compares
About 188 days separate Hindsboro's last and first frost, putting it 22,197 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within IL, it ranks 705 of 1,548.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Hindsboro can differ from the 61930 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6a and Hindsboro's frost date answer different questions.