When to plant in Lebec, CA

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

Safe to plant out

May 14

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Apr 4

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Nov 21

1 year in 10 by Oct 28

Frost-free days

225

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Sandberg · 16.8 km away · station 1375 m, town 1061 m. How we match towns to stations

The station sits 314 m higher than the town, so frost dates here may be off by a week or more. Check them against local experience.

This season

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Planting dates for common crops

Crop	Start indoors	Plant out or sow	Harvest from
Tomato	Mar 19 – Apr 2	May 14 – May 28	Jul 8
Sweet pepper	Mar 5 – Mar 19	May 14 – May 28	Jul 13
Lettuce (leaf)	Jan 31 – Feb 7	Mar 7 – Mar 21	Apr 16
Peas	—	Feb 21 – Mar 21	Apr 17
Bush beans	—	May 7 – May 28	Jun 26
Carrot	—	Mar 14 – Apr 25	May 13
Beet	—	Mar 7 – Apr 18	Apr 26
Potato	—	Mar 14 – Apr 4	May 23
Kale	Jan 24 – Feb 7	Mar 7 – Mar 21	Apr 19
Broccoli	Jan 24 – Feb 7	Mar 7 – Mar 28	May 6
Cucumber	Apr 16 – Apr 23	May 14 – May 28	Jul 3
Summer squash and zucchini	Apr 16 – Apr 23	May 14 – May 28	Jun 28
Winter squash	Apr 16 – Apr 23	May 14 – May 28	Aug 2
Sweet corn	—	May 7 – May 28	Jul 6
Onion (from sets)	—	Mar 7 – Mar 28	Jun 5
Garlic	—	Nov 6 – Dec 4 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Feb 21 – Mar 21	Mar 31
Basil	Apr 2 – Apr 16	May 14 – May 28	Jul 10

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Lebec'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
1935	Apr 30
1936	Apr 5
1937	Apr 28
1938	May 3
1939	May 19
1940	Apr 26
1941	May 18
1942	May 12
1943	May 15
1944	May 16
1945	Apr 26
1946	Apr 9
1947	Apr 22
1948	May 20
1949	Apr 29
1950	Jun 7
1951	May 14
1952	Apr 26
1953	May 26
1954	May 1
1955	May 14
1956	Apr 14
1957	Apr 21
1958	Apr 7
1959	May 4
1960	May 23
1961	May 12
1962	May 15
1963	May 11
1964	May 7
1965	May 22
1966	Mar 21
1967	Jun 2
1968	May 14
1969	May 4
1970	Apr 29
1971	May 21
1972	May 20
1973	May 5
1974	May 19
1976	Apr 17
1977	May 17
1978	May 24
1979	May 8
1980	May 24
1981	Mar 27
1982	Apr 7
1984	May 15
1986	May 7
1988	May 6
1989	Apr 25
1990	Mar 14
1991	May 18
1992	Feb 16
1993	Mar 28
1994	Mar 25
1995	Apr 16
1998	May 13
1999	Apr 28
2002	Apr 19
2003	May 9
2004	Mar 2
2005	Apr 14
2006	Apr 17
2007	Apr 20
2008	Apr 21
2009	Apr 28
2010	May 23
2011	May 16
2012	Apr 14
2013	Apr 16
2014	Feb 5
2016	Feb 4
2017	Mar 6
2018	Apr 19
2019	Mar 14
2020	Mar 27
2021	Mar 16
2022	May 11
2023	May 4
2024	Apr 14

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1935	182
1936	210
1937	238
1938	165
1939	158
1940	206
1941	182
1942	187
1943	155
1944	179
1945	193
1946	206
1947	196
1948	162
1949	161
1950	155
1951	191
1952	201
1953	174
1954	211
1955	182
1956	192
1957	194
1958	220
1959	222
1960	186
1961	168
1962	184
1963	179
1964	186
1965	186
1966	246
1967	178
1968	181
1969	166
1970	210
1971	146
1972	161
1973	181
1974	186
1976	223
1977	185
1978	170
1979	194
1980	194
1981	240
1984	189
1986	210
1988	195
1989	216
1990	256
1991	162
1992	290
1993	230
1995	250
1998	178
1999	206
2002	241
2003	174
2004	246
2005	225
2006	221
2007	223
2008	172
2009	182
2010	181
2011	171
2012	208
2013	230
2014	322
2015	318
2016	300
2017	273
2018	251
2019	256
2020	212
2021	272
2022	175
2023	240
2024	260

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1935	18.6 °C
1936	19.5 °C
1937	19.0 °C
1938	18.6 °C
1939	18.9 °C
1940	18.8 °C
1941	16.4 °C
1942	17.4 °C
1943	18.2 °C
1944	16.8 °C
1945	18.1 °C
1946	18.2 °C
1947	18.3 °C
1948	17.1 °C
1949	18.4 °C
1950	18.3 °C
1951	18.8 °C
1952	18.3 °C
1953	17.0 °C
1954	18.5 °C
1955	17.6 °C
1956	17.8 °C
1957	17.6 °C
1958	18.2 °C
1959	18.7 °C
1960	19.6 °C
1961	18.6 °C
1962	18.4 °C
1963	16.4 °C
1964	17.4 °C
1965	16.2 °C
1966	19.1 °C
1967	16.5 °C
1968	17.0 °C
1969	18.3 °C
1970	18.4 °C
1971	17.0 °C
1972	17.9 °C
1973	18.4 °C
1974	18.6 °C
1975	17.1 °C
1976	16.6 °C
1977	17.4 °C
1978	17.1 °C
1980	17.2 °C
1981	20.1 °C
1982	17.4 °C
1984	18.9 °C
1985	18.6 °C
1986	17.6 °C
1988	18.8 °C
1989	19.4 °C
1990	19.0 °C
1991	18.4 °C
1992	20.1 °C
1993	19.5 °C
1995	19.6 °C
1998	16.4 °C
1999	17.3 °C
2000	18.9 °C
2001	19.6 °C
2002	19.4 °C
2003	18.9 °C
2004	19.1 °C
2005	18.1 °C
2006	19.6 °C
2007	19.6 °C
2008	19.2 °C
2009	19.2 °C
2010	17.4 °C
2011	18.2 °C
2012	20.3 °C
2013	21.4 °C
2014	21.5 °C
2015	20.6 °C
2016	21.5 °C
2017	21.6 °C
2018	20.5 °C
2019	19.2 °C
2020	20.7 °C
2021	22.7 °C
2022	20.7 °C
2023	18.9 °C
2024	20.9 °C

What this means for you: Since 1935, Lebec's last spring frost has come about 4 days earlier per decade, on average. The frost-free season has grown by about 7 days per decade. Year-to-year swings are large, so keep using the safe date rather than the trend.

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

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