When to plant in York, AL

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

Safe to plant out

Apr 8

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Mar 21

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Nov 11

1 year in 10 by Nov 1

Frost-free days

234

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Meridian Naas · 26.3 km away · station 83 m, town 58 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	Feb 11 – Feb 25	Apr 8 – Apr 22	Jun 2
Sweet pepper	Jan 28 – Feb 11	Apr 8 – Apr 22	Jun 7
Lettuce (leaf)	Jan 17 – Jan 24	Feb 21 – Mar 7	Apr 2
Peas	—	Feb 7 – Mar 7	Apr 3
Bush beans	—	Apr 1 – Apr 22	May 21
Carrot	—	Feb 28 – Apr 11	Apr 29
Beet	—	Feb 21 – Apr 4	Apr 12
Potato	—	Feb 28 – Mar 21	May 9
Kale	Jan 10 – Jan 24	Feb 21 – Mar 7	Apr 5
Broccoli	Jan 10 – Jan 24	Feb 21 – Mar 14	Apr 22
Cucumber	Mar 11 – Mar 18	Apr 8 – Apr 22	May 28
Summer squash and zucchini	Mar 11 – Mar 18	Apr 8 – Apr 22	May 23
Winter squash	Mar 11 – Mar 18	Apr 8 – Apr 22	Jun 27
Sweet corn	—	Apr 1 – Apr 22	May 31
Onion (from sets)	—	Feb 21 – Mar 14	May 22
Garlic	—	Oct 28 – Nov 25 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Feb 7 – Mar 7	Mar 17
Basil	Feb 25 – Mar 11	Apr 8 – Apr 22	Jun 4

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York'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
1962	Apr 16
1963	Mar 23
1964	Apr 10
1965	Mar 22
1966	Mar 25
1967	Mar 19
1968	Mar 25
1969	Mar 28
1970	Mar 16
1971	Apr 8
1972	Apr 5
1973	Apr 11
1974	Mar 22
1975	Apr 4
1976	Apr 10
1977	Mar 23
1978	Mar 28
1979	Mar 26
1980	Mar 22
1981	Mar 26
1982	Mar 9
1983	Apr 16
1984	Mar 11
1985	Apr 10
1986	Mar 23
1987	Apr 5
1988	Mar 17
1989	Apr 12
1990	Apr 8
1991	Mar 11
1992	Apr 3
1993	Mar 14
1994	Apr 1
1995	Mar 11
1996	Apr 10
1997	Mar 7
1998	Mar 23
2007	Apr 8
2008	Apr 15
2009	Apr 8
2010	Mar 7
2011	Mar 11
2012	Feb 25
2013	Mar 28
2014	Mar 26
2016	Mar 22
2017	Mar 16
2018	Mar 15
2019	Mar 20
2020	Feb 28
2021	Apr 3

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1962	192
1963	220
1964	224
1965	216
1966	221
1967	230
1968	214
1969	220
1970	232
1971	209
1972	224
1973	213
1974	235
1975	222
1976	193
1977	207
1978	200
1979	222
1980	205
1981	207
1982	230
1983	203
1984	245
1985	209
1986	234
1987	199
1988	255
1989	205
1990	235
1991	237
1992	217
1993	230
1994	235
1995	237
1996	206
1997	252
1998	227
2007	212
2008	195
2009	232
2010	243
2012	255
2013	229
2014	220
2016	242
2017	248
2018	244
2019	225
2020	268
2021	224

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1962	23.8 °C
1963	24.0 °C
1964	23.3 °C
1965	23.7 °C
1966	23.3 °C
1967	22.0 °C
1968	23.4 °C
1969	23.7 °C
1970	24.1 °C
1971	23.2 °C
1972	22.9 °C
1973	23.0 °C
1974	23.1 °C
1975	23.4 °C
1976	21.9 °C
1977	24.0 °C
1978	23.9 °C
1979	23.2 °C
1980	24.2 °C
1981	23.8 °C
1982	23.4 °C
1983	22.7 °C
1984	22.8 °C
1985	24.6 °C
1986	25.6 °C
1987	25.1 °C
1988	24.5 °C
1989	24.5 °C
1990	25.5 °C
1991	26.1 °C
1992	24.3 °C
1993	24.4 °C
1994	23.2 °C
1995	24.1 °C
1996	23.4 °C
1997	22.9 °C
1998	24.8 °C
2007	24.5 °C
2008	24.2 °C
2009	24.3 °C
2010	25.4 °C
2011	24.7 °C
2012	24.3 °C
2013	23.4 °C
2014	23.9 °C
2015	24.9 °C
2016	25.7 °C
2017	24.6 °C
2018	25.5 °C
2019	25.2 °C
2020	23.6 °C
2021	23.5 °C
2022	24.6 °C

What this means for you: Since 1962, York'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 Meridian Naas (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

Nearby towns

Livingston Meridian Station, MS Marion, MS Meridian, MS Demopolis Butler