When to plant in Creighton, SK

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

Safe to plant out

Jun 1

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

May 20

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Sep 24

1 year in 10 by Sep 11

Frost-free days

128

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Flin Flon · 2.2 km away · station 320 m, town 333 m. How we match towns to stations

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Planting dates for common crops

Crop	Start indoors	Plant out or sow	Harvest from
Tomato	Apr 6 – Apr 20	Jun 1 – Jun 15	Jul 26
Sweet pepper	Mar 23 – Apr 6	Jun 1 – Jun 15	Jul 31
Lettuce (leaf)	Mar 29 – Apr 5	May 3 – May 17	Jun 12
Peas	—	May 3 – May 31	Jun 27
Bush beans	—	May 25 – Jun 15	Jul 14
Carrot	—	May 11 – Jun 22	Jul 10
Beet	—	May 11 – Jun 22	Jun 30
Potato	—	May 11 – Jun 1	Jul 20
Kale	Mar 29 – Apr 12	May 10 – May 24	Jun 22
Broccoli	Mar 22 – Apr 5	May 3 – May 24	Jul 2
Cucumber	May 4 – May 11	Jun 1 – Jun 15	Jul 21
Summer squash and zucchini	May 4 – May 11	Jun 1 – Jun 15	Jul 16
Winter squash	May 4 – May 11	Jun 1 – Jun 15	Aug 20
Sweet corn	—	May 25 – Jun 15	Jul 24
Onion (from sets)	—	May 3 – May 24	Aug 1
Garlic	—	Sep 7 – Oct 5 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	May 3 – May 31	Jun 10
Basil	Apr 20 – May 4	Jun 1 – Jun 15	Jul 28

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Creighton'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 27
1932	May 26
1933	May 17
1934	May 20
1935	Jun 3
1936	May 20
1937	May 12
1938	May 7
1939	May 16
1941	May 14
1942	May 29
1943	Jun 4
1944	May 11
1945	Jun 3
1946	May 23
1947	May 29
1948	May 10
1949	May 25
1950	Jun 7
1951	Jun 5
1952	May 27
1953	May 26
1954	May 31
1955	May 16
1956	May 23
1957	May 26
1958	Jun 8
1959	May 21
1960	May 6
1961	May 17
1962	May 11
1963	May 27
1964	May 31
1965	May 27
1966	May 14
1967	Jun 5
1968	May 20
1969	Jun 12
1970	May 25
1971	May 17
1972	May 13
1973	May 13
1974	May 24
1975	May 24
1976	May 6
1977	May 7
1978	May 11
1979	May 19
1980	May 13
1981	Jun 20
1982	Jun 7
1983	May 24
1984	May 24
1985	Apr 27
1986	May 18
1987	May 21
1988	May 16
1989	May 6
1990	May 17
1991	May 6
1992	Jun 7
1993	May 30
1994	May 21
1995	May 22
1996	May 23
1997	May 16
1998	Jun 1
1999	May 18
2000	May 30
2001	May 9
2002	May 24
2003	May 19
2004	May 24
2005	May 14
2006	May 10
2007	May 25
2008	May 12
2009	May 30
2010	May 8
2011	Jun 6
2012	May 4
2013	May 12
2014	May 14
2015	May 30
2016	May 12
2017	May 18
2018	May 11
2019	Jun 2
2020	May 15
2021	May 26

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1930	122
1932	115
1933	134
1934	119
1935	100
1936	123
1937	138
1938	150
1939	130
1941	132
1942	110
1943	109
1944	140
1945	108
1946	105
1947	114
1948	157
1949	124
1950	115
1951	107
1952	128
1953	120
1954	112
1955	117
1956	103
1957	114
1958	112
1959	116
1960	130
1961	128
1962	120
1963	111
1964	101
1965	100
1966	137
1967	112
1968	135
1969	102
1970	109
1971	126
1972	124
1973	128
1974	107
1975	110
1976	139
1977	126
1978	153
1979	130
1980	125
1981	98
1982	82
1983	119
1984	120
1985	145
1986	112
1987	138
1988	131
1991	134
1992	102
1993	106
1994	131
1995	120
1996	128
1998	121
1999	134
2000	114
2001	135
2002	122
2003	132
2004	109
2005	141
2006	150
2007	108
2008	127
2009	130
2010	161
2011	130
2012	135
2013	144
2014	124
2015	137
2016	142
2017	120
2018	114
2019	90
2020	123

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1929	10.1 °C
1930	12.2 °C
1931	11.8 °C
1932	12.5 °C
1933	11.4 °C
1934	10.5 °C
1935	11.3 °C
1936	10.7 °C
1937	13.1 °C
1938	12.2 °C
1939	11.3 °C
1940	12.6 °C
1941	12.6 °C
1942	11.3 °C
1943	10.9 °C
1944	12.4 °C
1945	9.3 °C
1946	11.4 °C
1947	10.6 °C
1948	12.0 °C
1949	11.7 °C
1950	10.4 °C
1951	10.8 °C
1952	12.4 °C
1953	11.1 °C
1954	9.9 °C
1955	12.9 °C
1956	10.6 °C
1957	11.1 °C
1958	11.4 °C
1959	10.7 °C
1960	11.8 °C
1961	11.1 °C
1962	11.3 °C
1963	12.4 °C
1964	11.4 °C
1965	10.5 °C
1966	11.5 °C
1967	11.2 °C
1968	11.1 °C
1969	11.4 °C
1970	11.8 °C
1971	12.3 °C
1972	11.2 °C
1973	12.2 °C
1974	10.7 °C
1975	11.4 °C
1976	13.4 °C
1977	12.8 °C
1978	11.5 °C
1979	10.9 °C
1980	13.2 °C
1981	12.1 °C
1982	10.8 °C
1983	12.1 °C
1984	13.0 °C
1985	11.4 °C
1986	11.4 °C
1987	13.5 °C
1988	13.2 °C
1991	13.8 °C
1992	10.3 °C
1993	11.5 °C
1994	12.4 °C
1995	12.5 °C
1996	12.6 °C
1997	12.1 °C
1998	14.1 °C
1999	13.3 °C
2000	11.7 °C
2001	13.7 °C
2002	11.5 °C
2003	13.5 °C
2004	10.7 °C
2005	12.6 °C
2006	14.1 °C
2007	12.1 °C
2008	12.3 °C
2009	11.8 °C
2010	13.2 °C
2011	13.6 °C
2012	13.5 °C
2013	13.1 °C
2014	12.0 °C
2015	13.0 °C
2016	13.2 °C
2017	12.7 °C
2018	11.5 °C
2019	12.0 °C
2020	11.5 °C

What this means for you: Since 1930, Creighton's last spring frost has stayed at about the same time of year. Year-to-year swings are large, so keep using the safe date rather than the trend.

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

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