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Average First and Last Frost Dates for US

Canadian Frost Dates

Australian and New Zealand Frost Dates

WARNING!
Average frost dates are only a rough guide since the dates can vary by two or three weeks in any year. In very rough terms, California, southern Arizona, and areas along the Gulf Coast can plant in March or earlier. The lower South in early April; the Ohio River Valley, late April; and most other regions in early May. At spring planting time, it's best to take close notice of the local long term weather forecast to tell whether it is safe to plant tender plants. US Map

Extending the Growing Season

States	Cities	Last Frost Day	First Frost Day	Growing Season Length
Alabama	Birmingham	March 29	November 6	221 Days
	Mobile	February 27	November 26	272 Days
	Montgomery	March 28	October 29	217 Days
	Tuscaloosa	April 6	October 20	197 Days
Alaska	Anchorage	May 17	September 23	130 Days
	Juneau	May 16	September 28	133 Days
	Fairbanks	May 25	August 25	91 Days
Arizona	Flagstaff	June 13	September 21	99 Days
	Phoenix	February 5	December 15	308 Days
	Tucson	February 28	November 29	273 Days
	Yuma	February 19	December 14	298 Days
Arkansas	Fayetteville	April 21	October 17	179 Days
	Fort Smith	April 14	October 18	Days
	Little Rock	March 23	November 9	230 Days
California	Bakersfield	March 3	November 20	262 Days
	Barstow	April 15	October 29	197 Days
	Berkeley	January 19	December 26	341 Days
	Bishop	May 25	September 26	125 Days
	Blythe	March 1	November 28	272 Days
	Chico	April 23	October 30	190 Days
	Eureka	March 14	November 15	246 Days
	Fresno	February 22	November 25	273 Days
	Klamath	April 27	October 28	209 Days
	Lompoc	April 11	November 7	210 Days
	Los Angeles	Freeze unlikely		365 Days
	Modesto	March 28	November 10	227 Days
	Monterey	February 11	December 11	303 Days
	Napa	April 28	November 30	206 Days
	Oxnard	February 9	December 24	318 Days
	Palmdale	May 2	October 27	178 Days
	Palm Springs	March 6	November 18	257 Days
	Palo Alto	March 30	November 9	224 Days
	Pasadena	February 3	December 13	313 Days
	Pomona	April 1	November 16	229 Days
	San Jose	February 19	November 23	227 Days
	San Luis Obispo	March 27	November 22	240 Days
	Santa Barbara	February 26	December 4	281 Days
	Santa Rosa	May 1	November 5	188 Days
	Sacramento	February 14	December 1	289 Days
	San Bernardino	February 23	December 8	294

	San Diego	No Freezes		365 Days
	San Francisco	January 8	January 5	362 Days
	Visalia	March 17	November 8	236 Days
Colorado	Denver	May 3	October	157 Days
	Durango	June 4	September 18	105 Days
Connecticut	Hartford	April 25	October 10	167 Days
Delaware	Wilmington	April 13	October 31	198 Days
D.C.	Washington	April 10	October 31	203 Days
Florida	Avon Park	March 1	December 6	Days
	Ft. Lauderdale	February 1	January 16	350 Days
	Fort Pierce	February 19	December 15	Days
	Fort Lauderdale	February 1	January 16	Days
	Gainesville	March 29	November 5	Days
	Jacksonville	February 14	November 16	303 Days
	Miami	none	none	365 Days
	Orlando	January 31	December 17	320 Days
	Pensacola	March 20	November 8	Days
	Tallahassee	April 5	October 28	Days
	Tampa	February 25	December 3	338 Days
Georgia	Albany	March 31	October 26
	Atlanta	March 13	November 12	243 Days
	Augusta	April 15	October 23
	Blairsville	May 21	September 29
	Brunswick	March 18	November 15
	Columbus	April 8	October 27
	Macon	April 4	October 27
	Rome	April 21	October 12
	Savannah	March 10	November 15	250 Days
	Waycross	April 5	October 22
Idaho	Boise	May 8	October 9	153 Days
	Pocatello	May 20	September 20	122 Days
Illinois	Chicago	April 14	November 2	201 Days
	Springfield	April 17	October 19	185 Days
Indiana	Indianapolis	April 22	October 19	185 Days
Iowa	Des Moines	April 19	October 17	180 Days
Kansas	Wichita	April 13	October 25	193 Days
Kentucky	Louisville	April 1	November 7	220 Days
Louisiana	Alexandria	March 26	October 31
	Baton Rouge	March 18	November 4
	Monroe	March 9	November 7	242 Days
	New Orleans	February 20	December 5	288 Days
	Shreveport	April 2	October 27
Maine	Portland	May 10	September 30	143 Days
Maryland	Baltimore	March 26	November 13	231 Days
Massachusetts	Boston	April 6	November 10	217 Days
	Worcester	April 27	October 17	172Days
Michigan	Detroit	April 24	October 22	181 Days
	Marquette	May 12	October 19	159 Days
Minnesota	Duluth	May 21	September 21	122 Days
	Minneapolis	April 30	October 13	166 Days
Mississippi	Biloxi	March 18	November 8	Days
	Columbus	March 27	October 29	215 Days
	Holly Springs	April 15	October 18
	Jackson	March 17	November 18	250 Days
Missouri	Jefferson City	April 28	October 16	173 Days
	St. Louis	April 3	November 6	217 Days
Montana	Billings	May 12	September 23	133 Days
Nebraska	Lincoln	March 13	November 13	180 Days
Nevada	Las Vegas	March 7	November 21	259 Days
New Hampshire	Concord	May 23	September 22	121 Days
New Jersey	Newark	April 4	November 10	219 Days
	Trenton	April 6	November 7	214 Days
New Mexico	Albuquerque	April 16	October 29	196 Days
	Los Alamos	May 8	October 13	157 Days
New York	Albany	May 7	September 29	144 Days
	New York City	April 1	November 11	233 Days
	Rochester	May 3	October 15	164 Days
	Syracuse	April 28	October 16	170 Days
North Carolina	Asheville	April 10	October 24	195 Days
	Charlotte	March 21	November 15	239 Days
	Durham	April 29	October 11
	Morehead City	April 11	November 3
	Raleigh	April 11	October 27	198 Days
North Dakota	Bismark	May 14	September 20	129 Days
Ohio	Akron	May 3	October 18	168 Days
	Cincinnati	April 14	October 27	195 Days
	Cleveland	May 18	October 5
	Columbus	April 26	October 17	195 Days
	Dayton
April 27	October 16
	Lima	May 19	September 24
	Toledo	May 16	September 29
	Youngstown	May 24	September 29
Oklahoma	Oklahoma City	March 28	November 7	224 Days
	Tulsa	March 30	November 4	218 Days
Oregon	Portland	April 3	November 7	217 Days
Pennsylvania	Allentown	April 20	October 18
	Philadelphia	April 6	November 4	Days
	Pittsburgh	April 16	November 3	201 Days
Rhode Island	Providence	May 8	September 30	144 Days
South Carolina	Anderson	April 15	October 19
	Beaufort	March 28	November 1	Days
	Charleston	March 11	November 20	253 Days
	Columbia	April 4	November 2	211 Days
	Conway	April 3	October 26	Days
	Florence	March 10	November 11	Days
South Dakota	Rapid City	May 7	September 29	145 Days
Tennessee	Chattanooga	April 18	October 19

	Kingsport	April 29	October 7
	Knoxville	April 9	October 7
	Memphis	March 23	November 7	228 Days
	Nashville	April 5	October 29	209 Days
Texas	Amarillo	April 30	October 14	Days
	Austin	March 21	November 5	Days
	Brownsville	February 15	December 17	Days
	Dalhart	May 9	October 11	Days
	Dallas/Ft. Worth	March 18	November 12	239 Days
	El Paso	April 14	October 28	Days
	Henderson	April 2	October 29	Days
	Houston	February 4	December 10	309 Days
	Longview	April 2	October 29	Days
	Midland	April 11	October 21	Days
	Port Lavaca	March 15	November 17	Days
	San Angelo	April 12	October 22	Days
	San Antonio	March 3	November 24	265 Days
	Wichita Falls	April 13	October 24	Days
Utah	Salt Lake City	April 23	November 1	203 Days
Vermont	Burlington	May 11	October 1	142 Days
Virginia	Norfolk	March 23	November 17	239 Days
	Richmond	April 10	October 26	198 Days
Washington	Seattle	March 24	November 11	232 Days
	Spokane	May 4	October 5	153 Days
Wisconsin	Green Bay	May 12	October 2	175 Days
	Milwaukee	May 5	October 9	156 Days
Wyoming	Casper	May 22	September 22	123 Days

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For those who appreiciate winter and nature

Stopping By The Woods On A Snowy Evening

By Robert Frost

Whose woods these are I think I know,
His house is in the village though.
He will not see me stopping here,
To watch his woods fill up with snow.

My little horse must think it queer,
To stop without a farmhouse near,
Between the woods and frozen lake,
The darkest evening of the year.

He gives his harness bells a shake,
To ask if there is some mistake.
The only other sound's the sweep,
Of easy wind and downy flake.

The woods are lovely, dark and deep,
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.

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Average First and Last Frost Dates for US

Canadian Frost Dates

Australian and New Zealand Frost Dates

WARNING!

States

Extending the Growing Season

More cities and more precise information is available at: NOAA Freeze/Frost Dates.

For those who appreiciate winter and nature

frost dates
when to start a garden
starting a flower garden