When to plant in L'Épiphanie, QC

Planting dates worked out from L'Épiphanie's own frost records, not a generic zone chart.

Safe to plant out

May 14

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

May 6

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Oct 6

1 year in 10 by Sep 20

Frost-free days

157

median, 1991–2020

Station used: L'assomption · 5.8 km away · station 21 m, town 21 m. How we match towns to stations

This season

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Planting dates for common crops

Crop	Start indoors	Plant out or sow	Harvest from
Tomato	Mar 19 – Apr 2	May 14 – May 28	Jul 8
Sweet pepper	Mar 5 – Mar 19	May 14 – May 28	Jul 13
Lettuce (leaf)	Mar 14 – Mar 21	Apr 18 – May 2	May 28
Peas	—	Apr 18 – May 16	Jun 12
Bush beans	—	May 8 – May 29	Jun 27
Carrot	—	Apr 25 – Jun 6	Jun 24
Beet	—	Apr 25 – Jun 6	Jun 14
Potato	—	Apr 25 – May 16	Jul 4
Kale	Mar 14 – Mar 28	Apr 25 – May 9	Jun 7
Broccoli	Mar 7 – Mar 21	Apr 18 – May 9	Jun 17
Cucumber	Apr 16 – Apr 23	May 14 – May 28	Jul 3
Summer squash and zucchini	Apr 16 – Apr 23	May 14 – May 28	Jun 28
Winter squash	Apr 16 – Apr 23	May 14 – May 28	Aug 2
Sweet corn	—	May 8 – May 29	Jul 7
Onion (from sets)	—	Apr 18 – May 9	Jul 17
Garlic	—	Sep 22 – Oct 20 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Apr 18 – May 16	May 26
Basil	Apr 2 – Apr 16	May 14 – May 28	Jul 10

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L'Épiphanie's weather over time

How the growing season has shifted here, year by year, from the station's own records.

Each year's last spring frostLong-term trend

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Year	Last spring frost
1930	May 18
1931	May 18
1932	May 24
1933	May 17
1934	May 25
1935	May 24
1936	May 22
1937	May 16
1938	May 4
1939	May 20
1940	May 14
1941	May 13
1942	Apr 17
1943	May 14
1944	May 21
1945	Jun 3
1946	May 9
1947	May 17
1948	May 19
1949	May 16
1950	May 14
1951	May 13
1952	May 5
1953	May 3
1954	May 27
1955	May 17
1956	May 25
1957	May 21
1958	May 14
1959	May 18
1960	May 2
1961	May 31
1962	May 11
1963	May 24
1964	May 21
1965	Jun 3
1966	May 12
1967	May 23
1968	May 11
1969	May 27
1970	May 7
1971	May 15
1972	May 8
1973	Apr 15
1974	May 5
1975	Apr 28
1976	May 7
1977	May 29
1978	May 4
1979	May 7
1980	May 9
1981	May 19
1982	May 5
1983	May 18
1984	May 17
1985	May 29
1986	Jun 3
1987	May 16
1988	May 15
1989	Apr 29
1990	May 3
1991	May 19
1992	May 15
1993	May 14
1994	May 3
1995	May 8
1997	May 5
1998	Apr 27
1999	Apr 28
2001	Apr 29
2002	Apr 30
2003	Apr 30
2004	May 8
2005	May 13
2006	Apr 29
2007	Apr 26
2008	May 2
2009	May 26
2010	May 11
2011	Apr 25
2012	Apr 30
2013	May 14
2014	Apr 25
2015	Apr 19
2016	May 9
2017	May 9
2018	May 12
2019	May 8
2020	May 13
2021	May 7
2022	Apr 29
2023	May 18
2024	Apr 27
2025	May 1
2026	Apr 25

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1930	136
1931	123
1932	117
1933	138
1934	128
1935	112
1936	126
1937	127
1938	124
1939	121
1940	134
1941	122
1942	164
1943	126
1944	125
1945	105
1946	125
1947	128
1948	136
1949	132
1950	125
1951	135
1952	144
1953	142
1954	132
1955	128
1956	106
1957	128
1958	140
1959	120
1960	136
1961	108
1962	132
1963	112
1964	114
1965	115
1966	126
1967	123
1968	147
1969	114
1970	151
1971	150
1972	137
1973	154
1974	141
1975	157
1976	156
1977	130
1978	141
1979	135
1980	137
1981	134
1982	157
1983	119
1984	122
1985	131
1986	105
1987	131
1988	136
1989	150
1990	169
1992	131
1993	128
1995	133
1997	141
1998	159
2001	161
2002	160
2003	155
2004	149
2005	159
2006	159
2007	172
2008	157
2009	138
2010	144
2011	183
2012	160
2013	159
2014	146
2015	178
2016	157
2018	161
2019	148
2020	130
2021	170
2022	156
2023	164
2024	172
2025	160

Each year's average temperature, April to SeptemberLong-term trend

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1930	14.5 °C
1931	15.6 °C
1932	14.3 °C
1933	14.6 °C
1934	14.9 °C
1935	14.3 °C
1936	14.0 °C
1937	15.5 °C
1938	15.3 °C
1939	14.3 °C
1940	14.4 °C
1941	15.6 °C
1942	15.6 °C
1943	13.8 °C
1944	15.6 °C
1945	15.5 °C
1946	14.7 °C
1947	14.8 °C
1948	15.0 °C
1949	15.8 °C
1950	14.2 °C
1951	14.8 °C
1952	15.5 °C
1953	15.5 °C
1954	13.8 °C
1955	16.3 °C
1956	13.2 °C
1957	14.9 °C
1958	14.1 °C
1959	15.8 °C
1960	15.0 °C
1961	14.8 °C
1962	14.1 °C
1963	14.0 °C
1964	14.3 °C
1965	14.2 °C
1966	14.1 °C
1967	14.2 °C
1968	14.6 °C
1969	14.2 °C
1970	14.8 °C
1971	14.4 °C
1972	13.9 °C
1973	15.4 °C
1974	14.1 °C
1975	15.4 °C
1976	14.8 °C
1977	14.8 °C
1978	14.6 °C
1979	14.9 °C
1980	14.6 °C
1981	15.0 °C
1982	14.2 °C
1983	15.0 °C
1984	14.8 °C
1985	14.5 °C
1986	14.4 °C
1987	15.3 °C
1988	15.5 °C
1989	15.4 °C
1990	15.0 °C
1991	15.9 °C
1992	14.2 °C
1993	15.0 °C
1994	14.9 °C
1995	14.5 °C
1997	14.1 °C
1998	16.0 °C
2001	15.7 °C
2002	15.0 °C
2003	15.4 °C
2004	14.6 °C
2005	16.2 °C
2006	15.9 °C
2007	15.1 °C
2008	15.3 °C
2009	14.8 °C
2010	16.4 °C
2011	16.0 °C
2012	16.3 °C
2013	15.2 °C
2014	15.3 °C
2015	16.1 °C
2016	15.6 °C
2017	15.6 °C
2018	16.4 °C
2019	15.0 °C
2020	15.5 °C
2021	16.9 °C
2022	15.9 °C
2023	16.1 °C
2024	17.1 °C
2025	16.0 °C
2026	15.9 °C

What this means for you: Since 1930, L'Épiphanie's last spring frost has come about 2 days earlier per decade, on average. The frost-free season has grown by about 4 days per decade. Year-to-year swings are large, so keep using the safe date rather than the trend.

Source: daily records from L'assomption (NOAA GHCN-Daily, from Environment and Climate Change Canada). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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