When to plant in Thomasville, AL

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

Safe to plant out

Mar 23

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Mar 9

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Nov 19

1 year in 10 by Nov 4

Frost-free days

250

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Thomasville · 0.4 km away · station 119 m, town 116 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	Jan 26 – Feb 9	Mar 23 – Apr 6	May 17
Sweet pepper	Jan 12 – Jan 26	Mar 23 – Apr 6	May 22
Lettuce (leaf)	Jan 5 – Jan 12	Feb 9 – Feb 23	Mar 21
Peas	—	Jan 26 – Feb 23	Mar 22
Bush beans	—	Mar 16 – Apr 6	May 5
Carrot	—	Feb 16 – Mar 30	Apr 17
Beet	—	Feb 9 – Mar 23	Mar 31
Potato	—	Feb 16 – Mar 9	Apr 27
Kale	Dec 29 – Jan 12	Feb 9 – Feb 23	Mar 24
Broccoli	Dec 29 – Jan 12	Feb 9 – Mar 2	Apr 10
Cucumber	Feb 23 – Mar 2	Mar 23 – Apr 6	May 12
Summer squash and zucchini	Feb 23 – Mar 2	Mar 23 – Apr 6	May 7
Winter squash	Feb 23 – Mar 2	Mar 23 – Apr 6	Jun 11
Sweet corn	—	Mar 16 – Apr 6	May 15
Onion (from sets)	—	Feb 9 – Mar 2	May 10
Garlic	—	Nov 5 – Dec 3 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Jan 26 – Feb 23	Mar 5
Basil	Feb 9 – Feb 23	Mar 23 – Apr 6	May 19

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Thomasville'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
1897	Feb 28
1898	Feb 23
1900	Mar 17
1903	Feb 24
1904	Mar 5
1905	Apr 18
1907	Feb 16
1908	Mar 1
1909	Mar 17
1910	Apr 26
1911	Mar 16
1912	Mar 16
1913	Mar 29
1914	Apr 10
1915	Mar 25
1916	Apr 10
1917	Mar 7
1918	Apr 13
1920	Mar 12
1923	Apr 1
1924	Feb 28
1925	Feb 5
1926	Mar 16
1927	Mar 22
1928	Mar 18
1929	Mar 11
1931	Mar 18
1932	Mar 15
1933	Mar 11
1934	Mar 28
1935	Mar 13
1936	Apr 3
1937	Mar 29
1938	Mar 7
1939	Apr 8
1940	Apr 13
1941	Mar 18
1942	Mar 4
1943	Apr 15
1944	Apr 4
1945	Feb 9
1946	Feb 11
1947	Mar 18
1948	Mar 29
1949	Mar 19
1950	Mar 30
1951	Mar 15
1952	Mar 16
1953	Feb 18
1954	Mar 16
1955	Mar 29
1956	Mar 21
1957	Mar 10
1958	Mar 22
1959	Apr 14
1960	Apr 11
1961	Mar 10
1962	Apr 2
1963	Mar 22
1964	Mar 31
1965	Mar 22
1966	Mar 25
1967	Mar 18
1968	Mar 25
1969	Mar 27
1970	Mar 16
1971	Mar 27
1972	Apr 1
1973	Apr 11
1974	Mar 23
1975	Mar 16
1976	Mar 18
1977	Mar 8
1978	Mar 28
1979	Mar 26
1980	Mar 5
1981	Mar 20
1982	Mar 10
1983	Mar 29
1984	Mar 10
1985	Feb 17
1986	Mar 23
1987	Apr 6
1988	Mar 20
1989	Mar 8
1990	Mar 21
1991	Mar 11
1992	Mar 12
1993	Mar 16
1994	Feb 28
1995	Mar 11
1996	Mar 22
1997	Feb 17
1998	Mar 22
1999	Mar 5
2000	Mar 13
2001	Feb 19
2002	Mar 23
2006	Mar 26
2007	Mar 5
2008	Mar 10
2009	Mar 4
2010	Mar 6
2011	Feb 13
2012	Feb 20
2013	Mar 27

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1897	262
1898	250
1900	236
1903	266
1904	254
1905	225
1907	269
1908	258
1909	221
1910	185
1911	231
1912	231
1913	205
1914	200
1915	235
1916	218
1917	230
1918	232
1923	213
1924	263
1925	256
1926	234
1927	241
1928	239
1931	228
1932	241
1933	241
1934	228
1935	253
1936	227
1938	246
1939	206
1940	214
1941	234
1942	267
1943	207
1944	230
1945	285
1946	293
1947	253
1948	202
1949	247
1950	219
1951	232
1952	249
1953	264
1954	228
1955	215
1956	232
1957	230
1958	251
1959	206
1960	192
1961	243
1962	217
1963	224
1964	235
1965	240
1966	222
1967	231
1968	229
1969	232
1970	232
1971	225
1972	228
1973	213
1974	234
1975	242
1976	216
1977	222
1979	232
1980	258
1981	245
1982	239
1983	227
1984	247
1985	288
1986	235
1987	218
1988	253
1989	225
1990	257
1991	237
1992	239
1993	228
1994	285
1995	245
1996	225
1997	271
1998	268
1999	270
2000	251
2001	274
2002	244
2006	238
2008	250
2009	267
2010	245
2011	277
2012	277
2013	230

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1897	24.8 °C
1898	24.5 °C
1899	24.8 °C
1900	24.4 °C
1902	26.0 °C
1903	23.7 °C
1904	24.3 °C
1905	25.3 °C
1906	25.1 °C
1907	23.2 °C
1908	24.3 °C
1909	23.9 °C
1910	23.0 °C
1911	24.4 °C
1912	23.7 °C
1913	23.9 °C
1914	24.3 °C
1915	25.5 °C
1916	23.6 °C
1917	22.8 °C
1918	23.7 °C
1920	24.0 °C
1922	24.9 °C
1923	23.7 °C
1924	24.5 °C
1925	25.8 °C
1926	24.4 °C
1927	25.3 °C
1928	23.6 °C
1929	25.0 °C
1930	24.9 °C
1931	24.1 °C
1932	24.6 °C
1933	24.8 °C
1934	24.2 °C
1935	23.9 °C
1936	25.4 °C
1937	24.6 °C
1938	24.4 °C
1939	23.4 °C
1940	23.2 °C
1941	24.9 °C
1942	24.0 °C
1943	24.6 °C
1944	24.1 °C
1945	24.6 °C
1946	23.8 °C
1947	24.1 °C
1948	24.8 °C
1949	24.1 °C
1950	23.9 °C
1952	24.6 °C
1953	24.7 °C
1954	25.9 °C
1955	24.8 °C
1956	24.3 °C
1957	24.4 °C
1958	24.1 °C
1959	23.5 °C
1960	22.7 °C
1961	22.4 °C
1962	24.6 °C
1963	24.5 °C
1964	24.4 °C
1965	24.4 °C
1966	23.7 °C
1967	23.2 °C
1968	23.9 °C
1969	23.7 °C
1970	24.3 °C
1971	23.2 °C
1972	24.0 °C
1973	23.5 °C
1974	23.3 °C
1975	23.1 °C
1976	23.1 °C
1977	24.8 °C
1978	24.2 °C
1979	23.8 °C
1980	24.7 °C
1981	24.5 °C
1982	24.0 °C
1983	23.2 °C
1984	23.3 °C
1985	24.2 °C
1986	24.7 °C
1987	24.1 °C
1988	23.7 °C
1989	23.3 °C
1990	24.1 °C
1991	24.2 °C
1992	23.0 °C
1993	23.7 °C
1994	23.4 °C
1995	24.1 °C
1996	23.6 °C
1997	23.3 °C
1998	25.1 °C
1999	24.6 °C
2000	24.8 °C
2001	23.9 °C
2002	24.8 °C
2003	23.9 °C
2006	25.0 °C
2008	23.9 °C
2009	24.0 °C
2010	25.7 °C
2011	25.1 °C
2012	24.5 °C
2013	23.4 °C

What this means for you: Since 1897, Thomasville's last spring frost has stayed at about the same time of year. The frost-free season has grown by about 1 days per decade. Year-to-year swings are large, so keep using the safe date rather than the trend.

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

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