When to plant in Yreka, CA

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

Safe to plant out

Jun 7

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

May 16

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Oct 10

1 year in 10 by Sep 24

Frost-free days

149

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Yreka · 3.7 km away · station 827 m, town 788 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	Apr 12 – Apr 26	Jun 7 – Jun 21	Aug 1
Sweet pepper	Mar 29 – Apr 12	Jun 7 – Jun 21	Aug 6
Lettuce (leaf)	Mar 14 – Mar 21	Apr 18 – May 2	May 28
Peas	—	Apr 4 – May 2	May 29
Bush beans	—	May 31 – Jun 21	Jul 20
Carrot	—	Apr 25 – Jun 6	Jun 24
Beet	—	Apr 18 – May 30	Jun 7
Potato	—	Apr 25 – May 16	Jul 4
Kale	Mar 7 – Mar 21	Apr 18 – May 2	May 31
Broccoli	Mar 7 – Mar 21	Apr 18 – May 9	Jun 17
Cucumber	May 10 – May 17	Jun 7 – Jun 21	Jul 27
Summer squash and zucchini	May 10 – May 17	Jun 7 – Jun 21	Jul 22
Winter squash	May 10 – May 17	Jun 7 – Jun 21	Aug 26
Sweet corn	—	May 31 – Jun 21	Jul 30
Onion (from sets)	—	Apr 18 – May 9	Jul 17
Garlic	—	Sep 26 – Oct 24 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Apr 4 – May 2	May 12
Basil	Apr 26 – May 10	Jun 7 – Jun 21	Aug 3

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Yreka'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
1893	May 20
1894	Jun 11
1895	Jun 16
1896	May 17
1897	May 8
1898	Jun 1
1899	May 19
1900	Apr 27
1901	May 18
1902	Apr 29
1914	May 5
1915	May 20
1916	Jun 21
1917	Jun 12
1919	Jun 11
1920	May 31
1921	May 8
1922	May 26
1925	May 6
1926	May 9
1927	May 30
1928	May 3
1929	Jun 2
1930	May 22
1931	May 17
1932	Jun 5
1933	May 18
1934	Jun 2
1935	May 19
1936	May 19
1937	May 30
1938	May 19
1940	May 6
1941	May 19
1942	May 14
1946	Jun 3
1947	May 10
1948	May 14
1949	Jun 2
1950	May 18
1951	May 14
1952	Jun 13
1953	May 24
1954	Jun 1
1955	May 16
1956	May 11
1957	Apr 25
1958	May 13
1959	May 19
1960	May 22
1961	May 2
1962	Jun 4
1963	Apr 23
1964	May 7
1965	May 8
1966	Jun 3
1967	May 13
1968	May 15
1969	May 4
1970	May 12
1971	May 17
1972	Apr 30
1973	Apr 30
1974	May 19
1975	May 6
1976	May 6
1977	May 27
1978	May 23
1979	May 8
1980	May 23
1981	May 16
1982	May 27
1983	May 16
1984	Jun 10
1985	May 12
1988	May 30
1990	Jun 2
1991	May 31
1993	Jun 22
1994	Jun 7
1995	May 12
1996	Jun 22
1997	May 4
1998	May 20
1999	Jun 7
2000	May 31
2001	May 4
2002	Jun 9
2003	May 19
2004	May 29
2005	Apr 20
2006	Apr 19
2007	May 21
2008	May 12
2009	May 12
2010	May 23
2011	May 25
2012	May 10
2013	May 22
2014	May 11
2015	Apr 16
2016	Apr 26
2017	May 17
2018	May 1
2019	Apr 10
2020	May 3
2021	Apr 27
2022	May 20
2023	Apr 20
2024	Jun 15
2025	Jun 28
2026	May 18

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1893	132
1894	117
1895	96
1896	144
1897	143
1898	113
1899	143
1900	155
1901	165
1914	125
1915	131
1916	102
1917	82
1919	113
1920	128
1921	129
1922	124
1925	132
1926	130
1927	126
1928	160
1929	112
1930	122
1931	147
1932	133
1933	151
1934	111
1935	149
1936	115
1937	114
1938	132
1941	139
1946	105
1947	131
1948	132
1949	125
1950	133
1951	154
1952	134
1953	130
1954	144
1956	155
1957	162
1958	133
1959	161
1960	139
1961	158
1962	122
1963	186
1964	162
1965	160
1966	131
1967	153
1968	128
1969	152
1970	124
1971	136
1972	172
1973	155
1974	138
1975	160
1976	163
1977	135
1978	118
1979	165
1980	146
1981	140
1982	130
1983	151
1984	106
1985	148
1988	110
1990	125
1991	144
1994	118
1995	144
1996	113
1997	161
1998	142
1999	112
2000	114
2001	157
2002	112
2003	120
2004	114
2005	156
2006	174
2007	125
2008	149
2010	156
2011	152
2012	159
2013	127
2014	183
2015	201
2016	203
2017	137
2018	166
2019	173
2020	172
2021	167
2022	155
2023	189
2024	124
2025	108

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1893	15.1 °C
1894	17.0 °C
1895	16.2 °C
1896	16.1 °C
1897	17.1 °C
1898	17.0 °C
1899	16.1 °C
1900	16.1 °C
1901	16.2 °C
1914	17.1 °C
1915	18.4 °C
1916	15.8 °C
1917	15.7 °C
1919	17.1 °C
1920	16.8 °C
1921	16.0 °C
1922	15.9 °C
1924	18.4 °C
1925	16.0 °C
1926	19.2 °C
1927	16.8 °C
1928	17.6 °C
1929	16.5 °C
1930	16.8 °C
1931	18.5 °C
1932	17.1 °C
1933	17.0 °C
1934	18.2 °C
1935	17.3 °C
1936	17.7 °C
1937	16.7 °C
1938	17.6 °C
1940	17.9 °C
1941	16.6 °C
1942	16.6 °C
1946	17.1 °C
1947	16.8 °C
1948	14.4 °C
1949	17.2 °C
1950	17.1 °C
1951	17.9 °C
1952	17.4 °C
1953	15.7 °C
1954	16.1 °C
1955	15.8 °C
1956	17.1 °C
1957	17.0 °C
1958	18.0 °C
1959	17.3 °C
1960	17.7 °C
1961	17.5 °C
1962	17.0 °C
1963	16.5 °C
1964	16.2 °C
1965	16.3 °C
1966	17.6 °C
1967	17.4 °C
1968	16.6 °C
1969	17.8 °C
1970	17.3 °C
1971	16.7 °C
1972	17.4 °C
1973	18.1 °C
1974	17.5 °C
1975	16.4 °C
1976	16.3 °C
1977	17.4 °C
1978	16.1 °C
1979	17.3 °C
1980	16.7 °C
1981	17.2 °C
1982	16.2 °C
1983	15.8 °C
1984	16.9 °C
1988	17.0 °C
1990	17.2 °C
1991	16.8 °C
1994	17.7 °C
1995	16.0 °C
1996	17.2 °C
1997	17.0 °C
1998	16.8 °C
1999	16.2 °C
2000	17.4 °C
2001	17.7 °C
2002	17.2 °C
2003	16.8 °C
2004	17.7 °C
2005	17.3 °C
2006	18.2 °C
2007	17.7 °C
2008	17.2 °C
2009	18.0 °C
2010	16.2 °C
2011	15.7 °C
2012	17.6 °C
2013	18.1 °C
2014	19.3 °C
2015	19.1 °C
2016	18.9 °C
2017	19.1 °C
2018	18.9 °C
2019	18.3 °C
2020	19.4 °C
2021	19.7 °C
2022	18.2 °C
2023	18.7 °C
2024	17.9 °C
2025	17.9 °C
2026	17.9 °C

What this means for you: Since 1893, Yreka's last spring frost has stayed at about the same time of year. 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 Yreka (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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