Last frost dates in Indiana

Typical last frost
April 20

That is the date for the typical Indiana resident, weighted by city population. Across the state the average last frost runs from March 29 to April 29, so look up your own town below.

Earliest city
Mar 29
Latest city
Apr 29
Typical first frost
Oct 21
Cities
49
This week in Indiana

No frost in the forecast for the next 7 nights

National Weather Service forecast, updated Oct 22, 11:10 UTC

Apr 1May 1Apr 15NSIndianapolis: Apr 20IndianapolisFort Wayne: Apr 24Fort WayneEvansville: Mar 29EvansvilleCarmel: Apr 21Fishers: Apr 21South Bend: Apr 23South BendBloomington: Apr 15BloomingtonNoblesville: Apr 21Hammond: Apr 23Lafayette: Apr 26Greenwood: Apr 20Gary: Apr 22Westfield: Apr 21Muncie: Apr 16Kokomo: Apr 27Terre Haute: Apr 15Anderson: Apr 19Jeffersonville: Mar 31Elkhart: Apr 26Columbus: Apr 11Mishawaka: Apr 23Lawrence: Apr 18West Lafayette: Apr 26Portage: Apr 22Plainfield: Apr 12New Albany: Mar 31Merrillville: Apr 22Crown Point: Apr 29Richmond: Apr 24Valparaiso: Apr 22Goshen: Apr 26Brownsburg: Apr 12Zionsville: Apr 21Michigan City: Apr 19Granger: Apr 23Schererville: Apr 23Hobart: Apr 22Marion: Apr 26Franklin: Apr 20Greenfield: Apr 19East Chicago: Apr 23Avon: Apr 12St. John: Apr 23Munster: Apr 23Highland: Apr 23La Porte: Apr 19Seymour: Apr 16Clarksville: Mar 31Shelbyville: Apr 17
Each dot is a city: further right means a later last frost, higher up means further north. Bigger dots are bigger cities.

Frost dates by city

CityLast frostSafe afterFirst frostSeason
IndianapolisApr 20May 5Oct 21183 days
Fort WayneApr 24May 10Oct 21178 days
EvansvilleMar 29Apr 11Nov 10225 days
CarmelApr 21May 8Oct 21183 days
FishersApr 21May 8Oct 21183 days
South BendApr 23May 9Oct 23181 days
BloomingtonApr 15May 3Oct 26192 days
NoblesvilleApr 21May 8Oct 21183 days
HammondApr 23May 11Oct 20179 days
LafayetteApr 26May 14Oct 18173 days
GreenwoodApr 20May 5Oct 21183 days
GaryApr 22May 8Oct 27188 days
WestfieldApr 21May 8Oct 21183 days
MuncieApr 16May 2Oct 25190 days
KokomoApr 27May 13Oct 18174 days
Terre HauteApr 15May 3Oct 19187 days
AndersonApr 19May 5Oct 23186 days
JeffersonvilleMar 31Apr 14Nov 9225 days
ElkhartApr 26May 12Oct 21175 days
ColumbusApr 11Apr 30Oct 25195 days
MishawakaApr 23May 9Oct 23181 days
LawrenceApr 18May 6Oct 26190 days
West LafayetteApr 26May 14Oct 18173 days
PortageApr 22May 8Oct 27188 days
PlainfieldApr 12Apr 28Oct 27196 days
New AlbanyMar 31Apr 14Nov 9225 days
MerrillvilleApr 22May 6Oct 25185 days
Crown PointApr 29May 14Oct 16171 days
RichmondApr 24May 10Oct 20180 days
ValparaisoApr 22May 6Oct 25185 days
GoshenApr 26May 12Oct 21175 days
BrownsburgApr 12Apr 29Oct 29198 days
ZionsvilleApr 21May 6Oct 20180 days
Michigan CityApr 19May 3Oct 27191 days
GrangerApr 23May 9Oct 23181 days
ScherervilleApr 23May 11Oct 20179 days
HobartApr 22May 6Oct 25185 days
MarionApr 26May 12Oct 20175 days
FranklinApr 20May 7Oct 19180 days
GreenfieldApr 19May 7Oct 22185 days
East ChicagoApr 23May 11Oct 20179 days
AvonApr 12Apr 29Oct 29198 days
St. JohnApr 23May 11Oct 20179 days
MunsterApr 23May 11Oct 20179 days
HighlandApr 23May 11Oct 20179 days
La PorteApr 19May 3Oct 27191 days
SeymourApr 16May 2Oct 21187 days
ClarksvilleMar 31Apr 14Nov 9225 days
ShelbyvilleApr 17May 3Oct 22187 days

When to plant in Indiana

Questions

When is the last frost in Indiana?

It depends on where you are. Across the 49 cities we track, the average last frost runs from March 29 to April 29. In Indianapolis, the largest, it is April 20.

When is the first frost in Indiana?

For a typical resident, around October 21. Higher and more northern towns get it earlier.