When to plant in Lanoraie, QC

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

Safe to plant out

May 8

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Apr 29

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Oct 14

1 year in 10 by Sep 29

Frost-free days

164

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Sorel · 10.6 km away · station 15 m, town 13 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 14 – Mar 28	May 9 – May 23	Jul 3
Sweet pepper	Feb 28 – Mar 14	May 9 – May 23	Jul 8
Lettuce (leaf)	Mar 12 – Mar 19	Apr 16 – Apr 30	May 26
Peas	—	Apr 16 – May 14	Jun 10
Bush beans	—	May 5 – May 26	Jun 24
Carrot	—	Apr 23 – Jun 4	Jun 22
Beet	—	Apr 23 – Jun 4	Jun 12
Potato	—	Apr 23 – May 14	Jul 2
Kale	Mar 12 – Mar 26	Apr 23 – May 7	Jun 5
Broccoli	Mar 5 – Mar 19	Apr 16 – May 7	Jun 15
Cucumber	Apr 11 – Apr 18	May 9 – May 23	Jun 28
Summer squash and zucchini	Apr 11 – Apr 18	May 9 – May 23	Jun 23
Winter squash	Apr 11 – Apr 18	May 9 – May 23	Jul 28
Sweet corn	—	May 5 – May 26	Jul 4
Onion (from sets)	—	Apr 16 – May 7	Jul 15
Garlic	—	Sep 28 – Oct 26 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Apr 16 – May 14	May 24
Basil	Mar 28 – Apr 11	May 9 – May 23	Jul 5

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Lanoraie'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
1915	May 16
1916	May 10
1917	May 15
1918	May 11
1919	May 2
1920	May 9
1922	Apr 30
1923	May 10
1924	Jun 6
1925	May 23
1926	May 20
1927	May 7
1928	Apr 27
1929	Jun 3
1930	Apr 29
1931	May 17
1932	May 23
1933	May 15
1934	May 19
1935	May 24
1936	May 22
1937	Apr 25
1938	Apr 14
1939	May 13
1940	May 13
1941	May 13
1942	Apr 12
1943	May 14
1944	May 21
1945	Apr 24
1946	May 4
1947	May 14
1948	Apr 27
1949	May 16
1950	May 14
1951	May 11
1952	Apr 24
1953	May 3
1954	Apr 15
1955	Apr 20
1957	May 17
1959	May 9
1960	Jun 8
1961	May 11
1962	May 12
1963	May 24
1964	May 21
1965	May 5
1966	May 12
1967	May 11
1968	May 8
1969	Apr 30
1970	May 6
1971	May 2
1972	May 6
1973	Apr 14
1974	May 5
1975	Apr 23
1976	Apr 13
1977	May 4
1978	May 4
1979	Apr 20
1980	Apr 26
1981	May 18
1982	May 22
1983	May 9
1984	Apr 26
1990	May 20
1991	Apr 18
1992	May 4
1993	Apr 28
1994	May 3
1995	May 7
1996	Apr 29
1997	May 5
1999	Apr 25
2000	May 3
2001	Apr 29
2002	Apr 30
2003	Apr 30
2004	Apr 25
2005	May 12
2006	Apr 28
2007	Apr 26
2008	May 1
2009	Apr 24
2010	May 10
2011	Apr 22
2012	Apr 30
2013	Apr 22
2014	Apr 20
2015	Apr 16
2016	Apr 29
2017	Apr 24
2018	Apr 23
2020	May 12
2021	Apr 26
2022	Apr 21
2023	May 18
2024	Apr 26
2025	Apr 21

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1915	103
1916	142
1917	129
1918	121
1919	137
1920	132
1922	147
1923	126
1924	109
1925	121
1926	128
1928	183
1929	108
1930	156
1931	143
1932	117
1933	139
1934	134
1935	112
1936	126
1937	149
1938	171
1939	128
1940	135
1941	151
1942	169
1943	127
1944	126
1945	161
1946	157
1947	134
1948	159
1949	132
1950	128
1951	141
1952	155
1953	143
1954	174
1955	146
1957	147
1959	131
1960	115
1963	112
1964	130
1965	145
1966	137
1967	149
1969	174
1970	152
1971	163
1972	147
1973	196
1974	141
1975	162
1976	181
1977	156
1978	144
1979	171
1980	144
1981	135
1982	141
1983	153
1984	157
1990	152
1992	142
1993	155
1994	161
1995	144
1996	158
1999	163
2000	148
2001	162
2002	167
2003	172
2004	162
2005	161
2006	161
2007	173
2008	140
2009	172
2010	161
2011	188
2012	165
2013	184
2014	196
2015	184
2016	180
2017	197
2018	177
2020	167
2021	191
2022	171
2023	164
2024	173
2025	171

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1915	14.5 °C
1916	14.9 °C
1917	13.7 °C
1918	14.1 °C
1919	14.1 °C
1920	14.8 °C
1921	16.6 °C
1922	14.8 °C
1923	13.2 °C
1924	13.0 °C
1925	13.8 °C
1926	12.6 °C
1928	15.1 °C
1929	14.0 °C
1930	14.9 °C
1931	16.1 °C
1932	14.8 °C
1933	15.3 °C
1934	15.4 °C
1935	14.8 °C
1936	14.2 °C
1937	16.1 °C
1938	15.4 °C
1939	14.4 °C
1940	14.7 °C
1941	15.9 °C
1942	15.6 °C
1943	14.2 °C
1944	15.9 °C
1945	15.7 °C
1946	15.0 °C
1947	14.7 °C
1948	15.3 °C
1949	15.9 °C
1950	14.3 °C
1951	14.8 °C
1952	15.4 °C
1953	15.5 °C
1954	14.1 °C
1955	16.2 °C
1957	14.9 °C
1959	16.0 °C
1960	15.3 °C
1961	14.9 °C
1963	14.9 °C
1964	15.1 °C
1965	14.9 °C
1966	14.7 °C
1967	14.8 °C
1969	15.1 °C
1970	16.1 °C
1971	15.6 °C
1972	14.9 °C
1973	16.5 °C
1974	15.0 °C
1975	16.6 °C
1976	15.6 °C
1977	15.6 °C
1978	15.7 °C
1979	15.2 °C
1980	14.7 °C
1981	15.3 °C
1982	14.4 °C
1983	16.0 °C
1984	14.2 °C
1985	14.8 °C
1989	15.7 °C
1990	15.2 °C
1991	15.8 °C
1992	14.9 °C
1993	15.8 °C
1994	15.4 °C
1995	15.9 °C
1996	15.8 °C
1999	17.4 °C
2000	14.9 °C
2001	16.7 °C
2002	15.9 °C
2003	16.1 °C
2004	15.4 °C
2005	16.8 °C
2006	16.3 °C
2007	15.5 °C
2008	15.3 °C
2009	15.6 °C
2010	17.4 °C
2011	16.7 °C
2012	17.3 °C
2013	16.1 °C
2014	16.4 °C
2015	17.0 °C
2016	16.7 °C
2017	16.5 °C
2018	17.0 °C
2020	16.6 °C
2021	17.6 °C
2022	16.8 °C
2023	16.8 °C
2024	17.7 °C
2025	16.5 °C

What this means for you: Since 1915, Lanoraie'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 Sorel (NOAA GHCN-Daily, from Environment and Climate Change Canada). Years with too many missing days are left out.

Nearby towns

Saint-Joseph Lavaltrie Saint-Joseph-de-Sorel Sorel-Tracy Saint-Thomas Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola