When to plant in Nome, AK

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

Safe to plant out

Jun 18

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Jun 8

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Sep 1

1 year in 10 by Aug 15

Frost-free days

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Nome Ap · 2.0 km away · station 6 m, town 6 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 Summers too cool	—	—	—
Sweet pepper Summers too cool	—	—	—
Lettuce (leaf)	Apr 24 – May 1	May 29 – Jun 12	Jul 8
Peas	—	May 29 – Jun 26	Jul 23
Bush beans Season likely too short	—	Jul 14 – Aug 4	Sep 2
Carrot	—	Jun 8 – Jul 20	Aug 7
Beet	—	Jun 8 – Jul 20	Jul 28
Potato	—	Jun 8 – Jun 29	Aug 17
Kale	Apr 24 – May 8	Jun 5 – Jun 19	Jul 18
Broccoli	Apr 17 – May 1	May 29 – Jun 19	Jul 28
Cucumber Summers too cool	—	—	—
Summer squash and zucchini Summers too cool	—	—	—
Winter squash Summers too cool	—	—	—
Sweet corn Season likely too short	—	Jul 14 – Aug 4	Sep 12
Onion (from sets)	—	May 29 – Jun 19	Aug 27
Garlic	—	Aug 4 – Sep 1 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	May 29 – Jun 26	Jul 6
Basil Summers too cool	—	—	—

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Nome'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
1907	Jun 28
1908	Jun 15
1909	Jun 22
1910	Jun 24
1911	Jun 15
1912	Jun 8
1913	Jun 2
1914	Jun 15
1915	Jun 9
1916	Jun 22
1917	Jun 2
1918	Jun 28
1919	Jun 23
1920	Jun 14
1921	Jun 11
1922	Jun 19
1923	Jul 12
1924	Jul 5
1925	May 29
1926	Jul 2
1927	Jun 17
1928	Jul 12
1929	Jun 29
1930	Jul 3
1931	Jun 25
1932	Jul 10
1933	Jun 19
1934	Jul 11
1935	Jul 2
1936	May 28
1937	Jun 10
1938	Jun 19
1939	Jun 3
1940	May 25
1941	Jun 2
1942	May 23
1943	May 28
1944	Jun 13
1945	Jul 4
1946	Jun 16
1949	Jun 29
1950	Jun 6
1951	May 27
1952	Jun 14
1953	May 29
1954	May 28
1955	Jun 17
1956	Jun 24
1957	May 31
1958	Jun 29
1959	Jun 18
1960	Jun 17
1961	Jun 10
1962	Jun 7
1963	Jun 14
1964	Jun 2
1965	Jun 19
1966	Jun 20
1967	Jun 8
1968	Jun 23
1969	Jun 5
1970	Jun 28
1971	Jun 14
1972	Jul 4
1973	Jul 13
1974	Jun 8
1975	Jun 26
1976	Jul 5
1977	Jun 6
1978	May 30
1979	May 19
1980	Jun 12
1981	May 26
1982	May 30
1983	Jun 9
1984	Jun 1
1985	Jul 5
1986	May 28
1987	Jun 15
1988	Jun 4
1989	May 31
1990	Jun 11
1991	Jun 11
1992	Jun 10
1993	May 18
1994	Jul 12
1995	Jun 9
1996	Jun 14
1997	Jun 4
1998	May 21
1999	Jun 13
2000	May 30
2001	Jun 17
2002	Jun 24
2003	Jun 3
2004	May 28
2005	Jun 5
2006	Jun 6
2007	May 29
2008	Jun 12
2009	May 31
2010	Jun 4
2011	Jul 4
2012	Jun 3
2013	Jun 11
2014	Jun 12
2015	Jun 11
2016	Jun 9
2017	May 31
2018	May 29
2019	Jun 8
2020	Jun 10
2021	Jun 4
2022	Jun 2
2023	Jun 21
2024	Jun 4

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1907	56
1908	52
1909	71
1910	40
1911	75
1912	83
1913	82
1914	38
1915	72
1916	32
1917	98
1918	57
1919	56
1920	70
1921	82
1922	45
1923	57
1925	84
1926	30
1927	71
1928	27
1929	29
1930	15
1931	29
1932	25
1933	59
1934	38
1935	35
1936	89
1937	56
1938	43
1939	79
1940	116
1941	94
1942	112
1943	77
1944	82
1945	62
1946	49
1949	87
1950	96
1951	94
1952	70
1953	77
1954	111
1955	72
1956	86
1957	109
1958	66
1959	27
1960	78
1961	110
1962	83
1963	91
1964	105
1965	29
1966	58
1967	73
1968	60
1969	65
1970	53
1971	79
1972	52
1973	14
1974	104
1975	72
1976	59
1977	105
1978	112
1979	117
1980	68
1981	81
1982	103
1983	76
1984	78
1985	42
1986	78
1987	80
1988	79
1989	126
1990	87
1991	77
1992	64
1993	88
1994	40
1995	66
1996	69
1997	118
1998	104
1999	84
2000	83
2001	91
2002	49
2003	78
2004	97
2005	87
2006	73
2007	124
2008	41
2009	84
2010	112
2011	54
2012	98
2013	97
2014	78
2015	80
2016	91
2017	80
2018	119
2019	100
2020	101
2021	68
2022	87
2023	78
2024	81

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1907	4.5 °C
1908	3.6 °C
1909	4.5 °C
1910	2.4 °C
1911	4.7 °C
1912	6.5 °C
1913	5.4 °C
1914	5.0 °C
1915	4.8 °C
1916	4.3 °C
1917	4.8 °C
1918	3.9 °C
1919	3.6 °C
1920	2.2 °C
1921	4.5 °C
1922	2.9 °C
1923	6.5 °C
1924	2.5 °C
1925	5.9 °C
1926	6.4 °C
1927	3.6 °C
1928	4.2 °C
1929	5.2 °C
1930	3.2 °C
1931	3.3 °C
1932	4.2 °C
1933	3.6 °C
1934	4.8 °C
1935	4.0 °C
1936	6.5 °C
1937	4.6 °C
1938	5.9 °C
1939	5.1 °C
1940	7.3 °C
1943	4.6 °C
1944	3.9 °C
1945	3.2 °C
1946	3.9 °C
1949	3.0 °C
1950	5.0 °C
1951	5.7 °C
1952	3.6 °C
1953	6.1 °C
1954	5.1 °C
1955	3.8 °C
1956	5.0 °C
1957	5.8 °C
1958	5.4 °C
1959	4.0 °C
1960	4.1 °C
1961	4.4 °C
1962	4.1 °C
1963	4.2 °C
1964	4.2 °C
1965	3.3 °C
1966	3.4 °C
1967	4.5 °C
1968	3.8 °C
1969	5.8 °C
1970	3.7 °C
1971	3.7 °C
1972	4.9 °C
1973	3.5 °C
1974	5.3 °C
1975	3.4 °C
1976	3.6 °C
1977	5.0 °C
1978	7.0 °C
1979	6.6 °C
1980	6.0 °C
1981	6.2 °C
1982	5.3 °C
1983	6.5 °C
1984	3.9 °C
1985	2.4 °C
1986	4.5 °C
1987	5.3 °C
1988	6.4 °C
1989	5.3 °C
1990	6.7 °C
1991	7.2 °C
1992	3.6 °C
1993	6.8 °C
1994	5.5 °C
1995	6.1 °C
1996	4.9 °C
1997	6.9 °C
1998	5.4 °C
1999	4.3 °C
2000	4.4 °C
2001	3.8 °C
2002	5.4 °C
2003	5.9 °C
2004	7.5 °C
2005	6.0 °C
2006	3.9 °C
2007	7.3 °C
2008	4.5 °C
2009	4.9 °C
2010	5.7 °C
2011	5.1 °C
2012	4.6 °C
2013	4.6 °C
2014	6.5 °C
2015	5.8 °C
2016	7.8 °C
2017	6.9 °C
2018	6.7 °C
2019	7.0 °C
2020	7.1 °C
2021	5.8 °C
2022	6.9 °C
2023	4.0 °C
2024	5.4 °C

What this means for you: Since 1907, Nome's last spring frost has come about 1 day earlier per decade, on average. The frost-free season has grown by about 3 days per decade. Year-to-year swings are large, so keep using the safe date rather than the trend.

Source: daily records from Nome Ap (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.