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Winter Prep Checklist for Evansville, IN

Here's the order to prep Evansville, IN for winter, set by local freeze data. Your first deadline is October 27 — prevent frozen pipes — and the sequence runs through the cold season into spring below.

Snow-covered home during a hard winter — the Evansville, IN winter-prep checklist ordered by local freeze dates
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Your winter prep order for Evansville

  1. OctoberOctober 27Prevent Frozen PipesSee details →
  2. NovemberNovember 10Winterize SprinklersSee details →
  3. NovemberNovember 10Winterize Your RVSee details →
  4. NovemberNovember 10Store Your MotorcycleSee details →
  5. NovemberNovember 13Winterize Your BoatSee details →
  6. NovemberNovember 15Prevent Ice DamsSee details →
  7. NovemberNovember 20Test Your Car BatterySee details →
  8. NovemberNovember 24Prep Your Snow BlowerSee details →
  9. MarchMarch 29Test Your Sump PumpSee details →
NovDecJanFebMarAprFrozen pipesOct 27SprinklersNov 10RVNov 10MotorcycleNov 10BoatNov 13Ice damsNov 15Car batteryNov 20Snow blowerNov 24Sump pumpMar 29

All nine Evansville deadlines, from NOAA Indiana freeze and snowfall normals, plotted across the season.

Dates are local deadlines derived from NOAA 1991–2020 freeze and snowfall normals for Evansville. Live outlooks on each linked page can move the urgency earlier.

How the order is set

Each task is pinned to Evansville's own NOAA 1991–2020 freeze and snowfall normals, then ordered by its local deadline. Sprinklers, RVs, and boats key off the first 28°F freeze; pipes and motorcycles off the first freezing night; snow blowers and roofs off the first plowable snow. Follow any link for the live outlook and a checklist. Helping family or friends nearby? Compare the full winter checklist for Elkhart and Fishers.

Winter prep in Evansville: related searches

This page answers the questions Evansville homeowners search every fall: when to winterize sprinklers in Evansville, when the first freeze usually hits Indiana, when to blow out irrigation lines, protect pipes, and get the snow blower serviced — all from the nearest NOAA station, not a national average.

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Data: NOAA 1991–2020 normals via Evansville Museum, live outlook by Open-Meteo. Sources · Methodology. Last updated: July 25, 2026.