Last frost dates in Indiana

117 NOAA weather stations in Indiana have thirty years of frost records. The median station sees its last 32 °F night around Apr 21; across the state that ranges from Mar 29 to May 2, so pick the station nearest you rather than a state-wide figure.

EVANSVILLE MUSEUM Mar 29 Apr 11 Mar 14 Nov 10 225
CANNELTON Apr 2 Apr 20 Mar 16 Nov 7 218
NEWBURGH L&D Apr 3 Apr 17 Mar 18 Nov 2 214
EVANSVILLE REGIONAL AP Apr 4 Apr 19 Mar 22 Oct 29 206
JT MYERS LOCKS & DAM Apr 5 Apr 21 Mar 21 Oct 31 209
TELL CITY Apr 5 Apr 23 Mar 20 Nov 1 208
STENDAL Apr 6 Apr 23 Mar 21 Oct 30 206
MT VERNON Apr 7 Apr 27 Mar 25 Oct 28 202
FARMERSBURG TV-2 Apr 8 Apr 24 Mar 25 Oct 27 201
CRANE NSA Apr 9 Apr 29 Mar 22 Oct 31 202
ELNORA Apr 9 Apr 25 Mar 27 Oct 25 197
FREELANDVILLE Apr 9 Apr 24 Mar 25 Oct 30 202
VEVAY Apr 9 Apr 25 Mar 26 Nov 1 204
BEDFORD 5 WNW Apr 10 Apr 30 Mar 25 Oct 30 201
PATOKA LAKE Apr 10 Apr 26 Mar 27 Nov 1 204
WASHINGTON 1 W Apr 10 Apr 27 Mar 27 Oct 25 197
COLUMBUS Apr 11 Apr 30 Mar 31 Oct 25 195
MADISON SEWAGE PLT Apr 11 Apr 28 Mar 28 Oct 31 201
SAINT MEINRAD Apr 11 Apr 30 Mar 27 Oct 26 197
VINCENNES 5 NE Apr 11 Apr 27 Mar 30 Oct 26 197
BOONVILLE 1S Apr 12 Apr 28 Mar 28 Oct 25 196
INDIANAPOLIS EAGLE CREEK AP Apr 12 Apr 29 Mar 30 Oct 29 198
INDIANAPOLIS NWFO Apr 12 Apr 28 Mar 31 Oct 27 196
PRINCETON 1 W Apr 13 Apr 30 Mar 29 Oct 25 194
SHAKAMAK SP Apr 14 May 1 Mar 31 Oct 26 193
SHELBYVILLE MUNI AP Apr 14 Apr 29 Mar 31 Oct 23 191
TERRE HAUTE CAA AP Apr 14 May 2 Mar 31 Oct 24 192
BLOOMINGTON INDIANA UNIV Apr 15 May 3 Mar 31 Oct 26 192
GREENSBURG Apr 15 May 2 Mar 31 Oct 26 194
INDIANAPOLIS Apr 15 May 2 Apr 2 Oct 26 193
SHOALS 8 S Apr 15 May 2 Mar 31 Oct 23 189
TERRE HAUTE INDIANA STATE Apr 15 May 3 Mar 31 Oct 19 187
MUNCIE DELAWARE CO AP Apr 16 May 2 Apr 1 Oct 25 190
SEYMOUR 2 N Apr 16 May 2 Apr 2 Oct 21 187
TERRE HAUTE HULMAN RGNL AP Apr 16 May 3 Apr 2 Oct 18 183
BLOOMINGTON MONROE CO AP Apr 17 May 5 Apr 3 Oct 22 185
ENGLISH Apr 17 May 4 Mar 31 Oct 19 184
SALEM Apr 17 May 4 Apr 2 Oct 22 186
SHELBYVILLE SEWAGE PLT Apr 17 May 3 Apr 3 Oct 22 187
CASTLETON 2 S Apr 18 May 6 Apr 3 Oct 26 190
SCOTTSBURG Apr 18 May 3 Apr 4 Oct 20 185
ANDERSON SEWAGE PLT Apr 19 May 5 Apr 3 Oct 23 186
GREENFIELD Apr 19 May 7 Apr 6 Oct 22 185
LAPORTE Apr 19 May 3 Apr 5 Oct 27 191
RUSHVILLE Apr 19 May 5 Apr 4 Oct 23 185
BROOKVILLE Apr 20 May 7 Apr 6 Oct 21 182
FRANKLIN WWTP Apr 20 May 7 Apr 7 Oct 19 180
INDIANAPOLIS SE SIDE Apr 20 May 5 Apr 6 Oct 21 183
LAFAYETTE 8 S Apr 20 May 6 Apr 6 Oct 20 182
LOGANSPORT CICOTT ST Apr 20 May 6 Apr 6 Oct 23 185
OOLITIC PURDUE EX FM Apr 20 May 7 Apr 6 Oct 20 181
PETERSBURG 61 BRG Apr 20 May 4 Apr 6 Oct 22 186
SPENCER Apr 20 May 7 Apr 6 Oct 20 180
VALPARAISO PORTER CO MUNI AP Apr 20 May 7 Apr 6 Oct 26 187
WINCHESTER AIRPORT 3 E Apr 20 May 5 Apr 6 Oct 21 183
CARMEL 3 E Apr 21 May 8 Apr 5 Oct 21 183
FRANKFORT DISPOSAL Apr 21 May 7 Apr 7 Oct 21 181
N VERNON 2 ESE Apr 21 May 10 Apr 6 Oct 21 180
PAOLI Apr 21 May 7 Apr 6 Oct 18 178
WHITESTOWN Apr 21 May 6 Apr 6 Oct 20 180
ATTICA 2E Apr 22 May 8 Apr 8 Oct 17 176
DELPHI 2 N Apr 22 May 6 Apr 7 Oct 17 179
HARTFORD CITY 4 ESE Apr 22 May 7 Apr 6 Oct 22 181
INDIANA DUNES NL Apr 22 May 8 Apr 7 Oct 27 188
VALPARAISO WTR WKS Apr 22 May 6 Apr 7 Oct 25 185
BERNE WWTP Apr 23 May 7 Apr 9 Oct 22 181
DECATUR 1 N Apr 23 May 8 Apr 7 Oct 19 178
JAMESTOWN 2 E Apr 23 May 9 Apr 8 Oct 19 178
KENTLAND Apr 23 May 8 Apr 10 Oct 14 175
PERRYSVILLE 4 WNW Apr 23 May 7 Apr 10 Oct 14 171
RENSSELAER Apr 23 May 7 Apr 9 Oct 18 177
ROCHESTER Apr 23 May 9 Apr 9 Oct 21 180
S BEND Apr 23 May 9 Apr 11 Oct 23 181
TIPTON 5 SW Apr 23 May 9 Apr 9 Oct 17 174
WABASH Apr 23 May 9 Apr 8 Oct 21 181
BLUFFTON 6N Apr 24 May 9 Apr 10 Oct 20 179
ELWOOD Apr 24 May 10 Apr 8 Oct 18 175
FT WAYNE INTL AP Apr 24 May 10 Apr 10 Oct 21 178
MARTINSVILLE 2 SW Apr 24 May 11 Apr 10 Oct 15 173
NORTHERN INDIANA WFO Apr 24 May 10 Apr 9 Oct 24 182
RICHMOND WTR WKS Apr 24 May 10 Apr 8 Oct 20 180
BOSWELL 4WNW Apr 25 May 12 Apr 13 Oct 13 169
CHALMERS 5 W Apr 25 May 11 Apr 11 Oct 17 173
DUBOIS S IN FORAGE FM Apr 25 May 12 Apr 10 Oct 15 172
FARMLAND 5 NNW Apr 25 May 11 Apr 11 Oct 16 173
PLYMOUTH Apr 25 May 13 Apr 12 Oct 21 178
WHEATFIELD Apr 25 May 11 Apr 12 Oct 17 173
WINAMAC 2SSE Apr 25 May 11 Apr 11 Oct 18 173
YOUNG AMERICA Apr 25 May 11 Apr 11 Oct 17 174
FRANCESVILLE Apr 26 May 12 Apr 12 Oct 17 173
GOSHEN 3SW Apr 26 May 12 Apr 13 Oct 21 175
KNOX WWTP Apr 26 May 12 Apr 12 Oct 19 174
LAFAYETTE PURDUE UNIV AP Apr 26 May 14 Apr 11 Oct 18 173
LAGRANGE Apr 26 May 14 Apr 13 Oct 21 176
MARION 2 N Apr 26 May 12 Apr 11 Oct 20 175
N MANCHESTER WWTP Apr 26 May 11 Apr 12 Oct 19 174
W LAFAYETTE 6 NW Apr 26 May 11 Apr 12 Oct 12 169
CAMBRIDGE CITY 3 N Apr 27 May 10 Apr 16 Oct 9 164
COLUMBIA CITY Apr 27 May 14 Apr 14 Oct 17 171
CRAWFORDSVILLE 6 SE Apr 27 May 13 Apr 11 Oct 12 167
GREENCASTLE 1 W Apr 27 May 15 Apr 13 Oct 15 169
KOKOMO 3 WSW Apr 27 May 13 Apr 13 Oct 18 174
NEW CASTLE 3 SW Apr 27 May 12 Apr 11 Oct 17 173
WOODBURN 3N Apr 27 May 11 Apr 13 Oct 19 174
GOSHEN MUNI AP Apr 28 May 13 Apr 14 Oct 19 171
PORTLAND 1 SW Apr 28 May 14 Apr 13 Oct 15 171
WARSAW Apr 28 May 14 Apr 13 Oct 18 170
GARRETT Apr 29 May 11 Apr 15 Oct 17 171
LOWELL Apr 29 May 14 Apr 14 Oct 16 171
WANATAH 2 WNW Apr 29 May 14 Apr 15 Oct 13 166
ANGOLA Apr 30 May 15 Apr 17 Oct 16 167
MILAN 5 NE Apr 30 May 15 Apr 14 Oct 16 168
ROCKVILLE Apr 30 May 15 Apr 14 Oct 12 164
HUNTINGTON May 1 May 16 Apr 17 Oct 14 166
LAKEVILLE May 1 May 18 Apr 18 Oct 13 163
SOUTH BEND MICHIANA RGNL AP May 1 May 17 Apr 16 Oct 19 170
GARRETT 1 S May 2 May 16 Apr 19 Oct 10 159

How to read the three dates

Average is the date by which, in half of the years between 1991 and 2020, the last 32 °F night had already happened. Safe is later: only one year in ten saw a frost after it, which is the date to set out frost-tender plants such as dahlia tubers and zinnia seedlings. Early is the risky end, with a frost after it in nine years out of ten.

Every figure is for the weather station, not for your garden. A valley bottom, a north slope or a spot near a lake can run a week or two either way. Cities are warmer than the countryside around them.

Where the numbers come from

The dates are NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals for 1991 to 2020, computed by the National Centers for Environmental Information for every station with thirty years of daily minimum temperatures. ZIP codes are matched to the nearest such station within 150 km using U.S. Census Bureau ZIP Code Tabulation Area centroids. Stations that never see a frost, such as much of south Florida, report no date and are left out.

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