Frost Dates for 47043 — Vevay, Indiana

Half of springs at Vevay, IN see their last 32°F night by April 9; only one in ten is past it by March 26, and one in ten still has one after April 25. Planting tender crops after April 16 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after April 19 20%, and after April 25 10%. The 16 days between the even-odds date and the one-in-ten date is narrower than at 35% of the 125 Indiana stations behind this site's ZIP pages.

In fall the first 32°F night comes by November 1 in half of years, as early as October 20 one year in ten, and holds off past November 14 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 9 days later, around November 10; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is April 12, 13 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 204 days in a typical year, longer than at 92% of the 125 Indiana stations; it reaches 224 days one year in ten and falls short of 184 one year in ten. On average 91 nights a year drop to 32°F or below. Nights of 36°F, when frost can still settle on leaves in low, open spots, continue 13 days longer, to about April 22, and return around October 21. Severe cold of 16°F or below comes every winter, usually between December 20 and February 24.

July is the warmest month at Vevay, IN, averaging 89°F by day and 67°F at night; January is the coldest at 41°F and 25°F. A freezing night is all but certain in every month from November to March (a 90% chance or more). From May to September the chance of a 32°F night stays under 10% each month. In spring, April still brings one in 78% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 4,193 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), more than at 90% of the 125 Indiana stations. 37% of them (1,551) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 862. Precipitation totals 48.4 inches a year, most in June (5.2") and least in February (3.0"); May to September bring 44% of it.

The nearest other station, Glencoe 6 NW, KY, 9 miles east of Vevay, has a last frost 14 days later (April 23), a first frost 11 days earlier (October 21), a season 25 days shorter.

The first measurable snow (0.1 inch or more) in Vevay usually arrives around November 29, and the last of the season around March 14. Those are the middle dates across the winters of 1991–2020 at Vevay, IN, 3.1 miles away: half of years saw snow earlier, half later. Every one of those winters saw snow. The last 32°F night of spring typically comes 26 days after the last snow.

ZIP 47043 is 3 miles from Vevay, IN, which stands at 495 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. 2 other ZIP codes share the station; its figures are presented in full for 41008 (Carrollton). The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 47043 in zone 6b, the band where the coldest night of the year averaged -5 to 0°F (-20.6 to -17.8°C) over 1991–2020; a zone describes winter lows, not frost dates.