When to plant in Burney, CA

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

Safe to plant out

Jun 12

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

May 26

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Sep 20

1 year in 10 by Sep 7

Frost-free days

118

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Hat Creek · 11.3 km away · station 919 m, town 952 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	Apr 17 – May 1	Jun 12 – Jun 26	Aug 6
Sweet pepper	Apr 3 – Apr 17	Jun 12 – Jun 26	Aug 11
Lettuce (leaf)	Mar 24 – Mar 31	Apr 28 – May 12	Jun 7
Peas	—	Apr 14 – May 12	Jun 8
Bush beans	—	Jun 5 – Jun 26	Jul 25
Carrot	—	May 5 – Jun 16	Jul 4
Beet	—	Apr 28 – Jun 9	Jun 17
Potato	—	May 5 – May 26	Jul 14
Kale	Mar 17 – Mar 31	Apr 28 – May 12	Jun 10
Broccoli	Mar 17 – Mar 31	Apr 28 – May 19	Jun 27
Cucumber	May 15 – May 22	Jun 12 – Jun 26	Aug 1
Summer squash and zucchini	May 15 – May 22	Jun 12 – Jun 26	Jul 27
Winter squash	May 15 – May 22	Jun 12 – Jun 26	Aug 31
Sweet corn	—	Jun 5 – Jun 26	Aug 4
Onion (from sets)	—	Apr 28 – May 19	Jul 27
Garlic	—	Sep 6 – Oct 4 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Apr 14 – May 12	May 22
Basil	May 1 – May 15	Jun 12 – Jun 26	Aug 8

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Burney'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
1921	May 5
1922	May 11
1923	Jun 13
1928	Jun 12
1929	May 28
1930	Jun 25
1931	Jun 30
1932	Jun 6
1933	Jun 19
1934	Jun 3
1935	Jun 1
1936	May 31
1937	May 30
1938	May 21
1939	Jun 17
1940	May 6
1942	May 30
1943	Jun 25
1944	Jun 15
1945	May 27
1946	Jun 6
1947	Jun 11
1948	May 20
1949	May 17
1950	Jun 7
1951	Jun 3
1953	Jun 10
1958	May 13
1962	Jun 5
1963	Jun 29
1964	May 22
1965	Jun 1
1966	Jul 2
1967	May 14
1968	Jun 30
1969	May 20
1970	May 14
1971	May 18
1972	Jun 11
1973	Jun 18
1974	May 22
1975	Jun 25
1976	Jun 5
1977	May 28
1978	May 16
1979	May 30
1980	May 26
1981	May 7
1983	May 16
1984	May 16
1985	May 13
1987	Apr 25
1989	May 26
1990	May 16
1991	May 31
1992	Jun 13
1993	May 8
1994	May 1
1998	May 18
1999	Jun 10
2000	Jun 1
2001	Jun 4
2002	Jun 9
2003	May 19
2004	May 15
2005	Jun 7
2006	May 30
2007	Jun 26
2008	Jun 21
2009	May 13
2011	Jun 3
2012	Jun 6
2014	May 12
2015	May 16
2016	Apr 27
2017	May 18
2018	Jun 10
2019	May 3
2021	May 21
2022	Jun 14
2023	Jun 22
2024	May 23
2025	May 16

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1921	132
1922	139
1928	88
1929	102
1930	57
1931	70
1932	125
1933	76
1934	73
1935	119
1936	105
1937	115
1938	137
1939	81
1940	145
1942	109
1943	99
1944	91
1945	118
1946	95
1948	127
1949	122
1950	112
1951	122
1962	105
1963	99
1964	102
1966	52
1967	121
1968	81
1969	117
1970	113
1971	123
1972	91
1973	75
1974	113
1975	110
1976	119
1977	116
1978	124
1979	142
1980	137
1981	138
1983	150
1984	129
1985	120
1987	143
1990	143
1991	142
1992	85
1993	135
1998	138
1999	36
2000	113
2001	126
2002	90
2003	117
2004	128
2005	94
2006	109
2007	89
2008	93
2009	118
2011	130
2014	142
2015	111
2016	140
2017	126
2018	95
2019	151
2021	130
2022	117
2023	71
2024	147

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1921	16.8 °C
1922	17.2 °C
1923	17.1 °C
1927	16.3 °C
1928	17.4 °C
1929	16.1 °C
1930	15.9 °C
1931	17.8 °C
1932	17.1 °C
1933	16.5 °C
1934	17.8 °C
1935	17.2 °C
1936	17.2 °C
1937	17.0 °C
1938	17.6 °C
1939	17.9 °C
1940	17.8 °C
1942	16.3 °C
1943	16.7 °C
1944	16.3 °C
1945	17.0 °C
1946	17.1 °C
1947	16.2 °C
1948	14.8 °C
1949	17.1 °C
1950	16.9 °C
1951	16.9 °C
1962	15.6 °C
1963	14.6 °C
1964	14.6 °C
1966	15.9 °C
1967	15.8 °C
1968	15.1 °C
1969	16.0 °C
1970	15.4 °C
1971	15.3 °C
1972	15.8 °C
1973	16.4 °C
1974	15.8 °C
1975	15.3 °C
1976	15.4 °C
1977	16.7 °C
1978	15.9 °C
1979	16.2 °C
1980	15.9 °C
1981	17.2 °C
1983	15.6 °C
1984	16.7 °C
1985	16.9 °C
1986	16.5 °C
1987	17.4 °C
1990	16.8 °C
1991	16.2 °C
1992	17.4 °C
1993	15.4 °C
1997	15.5 °C
1998	15.5 °C
1999	14.6 °C
2000	15.8 °C
2001	16.0 °C
2002	16.3 °C
2003	16.0 °C
2004	16.0 °C
2005	15.0 °C
2006	15.9 °C
2007	15.7 °C
2008	16.0 °C
2009	16.3 °C
2011	15.1 °C
2012	16.4 °C
2014	17.2 °C
2015	16.9 °C
2016	17.1 °C
2017	17.2 °C
2018	16.5 °C
2019	16.2 °C
2021	17.3 °C
2022	16.3 °C
2023	16.2 °C
2024	17.0 °C

What this means for you: Since 1921, Burney's last spring frost has come about 1 day earlier per decade, on average. The frost-free season has grown by about 2 days per decade. Year-to-year swings are large, so keep using the safe date rather than the trend.

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

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