USDA Hardiness Zone 6a
Frost Dates for 47834 — Brazil, Indiana
NOAA 1991–2020 normals from Terre Haute Caa Airport, IN (575 ft), 11 miles southwest.
Updated
In Brazil, the last spring frost (32°F) is around April 14 in half of years and has passed by May 2 in nine years out of ten. The first fall frost comes around October 24, as early as October 7 one year in ten, leaving a typical freeze-free season of 192 days (NOAA, Terre Haute Caa Airport, IN).
- Last spring frost
- April 14
- First fall frost
- October 24
- Growing season
- 192 days
- Hardiness zone
- 6a
50% probability
50% probability
freeze-free, 50%
-10 to -5°F (-23.3 to -20.6°C) coldest night
- First snow
- December 7
- Last snow
- March 6
- Winters with snow
- 100%
- Snow per year
- 19.9"
median, 1991–2020
median, 1991–2020
15 of 15 observed
NOAA normal
Frost risk by date in Brazil
Half of springs at Terre Haute Caa Airport, IN see their last 32°F night by April 14; only one in ten is past it by March 31, and one in ten still has one after May 2. Planting tender crops after April 21 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after April 25 20%, and after May 2 10%. The 18 days between the even-odds date and the one-in-ten date is wider than at 84% of the 125 Indiana stations behind this site's ZIP pages.
In fall the first 32°F night comes by October 24 in half of years, as early as October 7 one year in ten, and holds off past November 6 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 11 days later, around November 4; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is April 18, 14 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 192 days in a typical year, longer than at 74% of the 125 Indiana stations; it reaches 212 days one year in ten and falls short of 168 one year in ten. On average 111 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 11 days longer, to about April 25, and return around October 12. Severe cold of 16°F or below comes every winter, usually between December 6 and March 2.
| Low | 90% | 80% | 70% | 60% | 50% | 40% | 30% | 20% | 10% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36°F | Apr 11 | Apr 16 | Apr 19 | Apr 23 | Apr 25 | Apr 29 | May 2 | May 7 | May 14 |
| 32°F | Mar 31 | Apr 4 | Apr 7 | Apr 11 | Apr 14 | Apr 17 | Apr 21 | Apr 25 | May 2 |
| 28°F | Mar 16 | Mar 23 | Mar 28 | Mar 31 | Apr 2 | Apr 5 | Apr 7 | Apr 12 | Apr 18 |
| 24°F | Mar 4 | Mar 10 | Mar 15 | Mar 19 | Mar 22 | Mar 26 | Mar 30 | Apr 2 | Apr 6 |
| 20°F | Feb 22 | Feb 28 | Mar 4 | Mar 8 | Mar 12 | Mar 16 | Mar 19 | Mar 23 | Mar 30 |
| 16°F | Feb 11 | Feb 18 | Feb 24 | Feb 28 | Mar 2 | Mar 6 | Mar 9 | Mar 14 | Mar 20 |
| Low | 10% | 20% | 30% | 40% | 50% | 60% | 70% | 80% | 90% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36°F | Sep 25 | Oct 1 | Oct 5 | Oct 9 | Oct 12 | Oct 14 | Oct 18 | Oct 21 | Oct 26 |
| 32°F | Oct 7 | Oct 15 | Oct 20 | Oct 22 | Oct 24 | Oct 27 | Oct 29 | Nov 1 | Nov 6 |
| 28°F | Oct 23 | Oct 28 | Oct 31 | Nov 2 | Nov 4 | Nov 7 | Nov 10 | Nov 14 | Nov 20 |
| 24°F | Nov 3 | Nov 6 | Nov 9 | Nov 12 | Nov 15 | Nov 19 | Nov 22 | Nov 28 | Dec 4 |
| 20°F | Nov 9 | Nov 15 | Nov 19 | Nov 23 | Nov 26 | Dec 1 | Dec 4 | Dec 9 | Dec 17 |
| 16°F | Nov 17 | Nov 24 | Nov 28 | Dec 2 | Dec 6 | Dec 10 | Dec 16 | Dec 20 | Dec 25 |
Freeze probabilities 1991–2020 at Terre Haute Caa Airport, IN, from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals. Where a temperature is reached in fewer than 99.5% of years, the dates describe only the years that reach it. Not a forecast.
Frost risk on any date in 47834 →Compare Brazil with another place →
Compared with the next station
The nearest other station, Terre Haute Hulman Regional Airport, IN, 11 miles southwest of Brazil, has a last frost 2 days later (April 16), a first frost 6 days earlier (October 18), a season 9 days shorter.
When it snows in Brazil, Indiana
The first measurable snow (0.1 inch or more) in Brazil usually arrives around December 7, and the last of the season around March 6. Those are the middle dates across the winters of 1991–2020 at Reelsville 4 SW, IN, 6.8 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 39 days after the last snow.
Planting calendar for 47834
| When | What to do |
|---|---|
| February 3 – February 17 | Start peppers and aubergines indoorsThey need eight to ten weeks under lights before they can go out. |
| February 17 – March 3 | Start tomatoes indoorsSix to eight weeks gives a transplant big enough to set fruit early. |
| March 17 – March 31 | Sow peas, spinach, lettuce, radish outdoorsThese tolerate light frost and prefer to germinate in cool soil. |
| April 14 onward | Transplant tomatoes, peppers, basil, squash, cucumbersThe average last freeze has passed — still watch the actual forecast. |
| by August 1 | Sow the autumn crop of carrots, beets and brassicasThey need about twelve weeks to size up before growth stops. |
| by October 10 | Harvest tender crops, or be ready to cover themA first freeze two weeks early is well within normal variation. |
| October 24 onward | Plant garlic, mulch beds, lift tender bulbsGarlic wants a cold spell; bare soil loses structure over winter. |
The weeks before and after the 50% dates are general rules of thumb, not NOAA figures; a seed packet gives the timing for each variety.
Where these figures come from
ZIP 47834 is 11 miles from Terre Haute Caa Airport, IN, which stands at 575 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 47834 in zone 6a, the band where the coldest night of the year averaged -10 to -5°F (-23.3 to -20.6°C) over 1991–2020; a zone describes winter lows, not frost dates.
Hardiness zone and temperature range: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map 2023 (USDA-ARS, Oregon State University), ZIP-code listing, unchanged. °C converted from °F by this site.
Thirty-year averages, not a forecast: check the forecast before planting out. How stations are matched and which pages are offered to search engines: methodology.