When to plant in Big River, CA
Planting dates worked out from Big River's own frost records, not a generic zone chart.
Frost is rare in Big River: in 18 of the last 23 springs there was none at all. Frost dates matter less here than heat, so the planting table below is left out.
Station used: Lake Havasu City · 40.4 km away · station 137 m, town 134 m. How we match towns to stations
The nearest reliable station is 40 km away, so frost dates here may be off by a week or more. Check them against local experience.
Big River's weather over time
How the growing season has shifted here, year by year, from the station's own records.
See the data as a table
| Year | Frost-free days |
|---|---|
| 1991 | 363 |
| 1992 | 350 |
| 1993 | 360 |
| 1994 | 363 |
| 1995 | 363 |
| 1996 | 363 |
| 1999 | 363 |
| 2006 | 363 |
| 2008 | 363 |
| 2009 | 363 |
| 2010 | 363 |
| 2012 | 363 |
| 2013 | 349 |
| 2014 | 363 |
| 2015 | 359 |
| 2016 | 363 |
| 2018 | 363 |
| 2019 | 361 |
| 2020 | 363 |
| 2021 | 363 |
| 2022 | 363 |
| 2023 | 363 |
| 2024 | 351 |
See the data as a table
| Year | Growing-season temperature |
|---|---|
| 1996 | 33.0 °C |
| 1999 | 31.3 °C |
| 2000 | 33.2 °C |
| 2002 | 31.7 °C |
| 2003 | 31.2 °C |
| 2006 | 31.4 °C |
| 2007 | 30.9 °C |
| 2008 | 30.7 °C |
| 2009 | 31.1 °C |
| 2010 | 30.1 °C |
| 2012 | 31.6 °C |
| 2013 | 30.8 °C |
| 2014 | 30.6 °C |
| 2015 | 30.6 °C |
| 2016 | 30.7 °C |
| 2018 | 31.8 °C |
| 2019 | 30.1 °C |
| 2020 | 31.1 °C |
| 2021 | 31.8 °C |
| 2022 | 31.5 °C |
| 2023 | 30.4 °C |
| 2024 | 32.0 °C |
| 2025 | 31.2 °C |
What this means for you: This station's record is too short to show a reliable trend yet.
Source: daily records from Lake Havasu City (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.