When to plant in Meeker, CO

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

Safe to plant out

Jun 22

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Jun 7

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Sep 12

1 year in 10 by Aug 24

Frost-free days

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Meeker · 0.7 km away · station 1899 m, town 1902 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 27 – May 11	Jun 22 – Jul 6	Aug 16
Sweet pepper	Apr 13 – Apr 27	Jun 22 – Jul 6	Aug 21
Lettuce (leaf)	Apr 5 – Apr 12	May 10 – May 24	Jun 19
Peas	—	Apr 26 – May 24	Jun 20
Bush beans	—	Jun 15 – Jul 6	Aug 4
Carrot	—	May 17 – Jun 28	Jul 16
Beet	—	May 10 – Jun 21	Jun 29
Potato	—	May 17 – Jun 7	Jul 26
Kale	Mar 29 – Apr 12	May 10 – May 24	Jun 22
Broccoli	Mar 29 – Apr 12	May 10 – May 31	Jul 9
Cucumber	May 25 – Jun 1	Jun 22 – Jul 6	Aug 11
Summer squash and zucchini	May 25 – Jun 1	Jun 22 – Jul 6	Aug 6
Winter squash Season likely too short	May 25 – Jun 1	Jun 22 – Jul 6	Sep 10
Sweet corn	—	Jun 15 – Jul 6	Aug 14
Onion (from sets)	—	May 10 – May 31	Aug 8
Garlic	—	Aug 29 – Sep 26 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Apr 26 – May 24	Jun 3
Basil	May 11 – May 25	Jun 22 – Jul 6	Aug 18

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Meeker'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
1894	Jun 28
1895	Jun 19
1896	Jun 11
1897	Jun 19
1898	Jun 12
1899	Jun 14
1900	May 21
1901	May 23
1902	Jun 3
1903	Jul 4
1904	Jun 28
1905	Jul 3
1906	Jun 25
1907	Jun 25
1908	Jun 23
1909	Jun 12
1910	Jun 19
1911	Jul 9
1912	Jun 20
1913	Jun 7
1914	Jun 27
1915	Jun 24
1916	Jun 23
1917	Jun 13
1918	Jun 2
1919	Jun 8
1920	Jul 13
1921	Jul 3
1922	Jun 10
1923	Jun 28
1924	Jun 21
1925	Jun 13
1926	Jun 22
1927	Jun 2
1941	Jun 10
1942	Jun 28
1943	Jun 16
1944	Jun 23
1945	Jun 27
1946	Jun 20
1947	Jun 13
1948	Jun 5
1949	Jun 2
1950	Jun 10
1951	Jun 6
1952	Jun 16
1953	Jun 25
1954	Jun 12
1955	Jun 3
1956	May 17
1957	Jun 14
1958	May 15
1959	Jun 1
1960	Jun 21
1961	May 31
1962	Jun 9
1963	May 27
1964	May 29
1965	May 28
1966	Jun 5
1967	May 20
1968	Jun 30
1969	Jun 27
1970	Jun 2
1993	Jun 24
1994	May 22
1995	Jun 7
1996	May 21
1997	May 9
1998	May 22
1999	Jun 5
2000	May 14
2001	Jun 5
2002	Jun 10
2003	May 21
2004	May 30
2005	Jun 11
2006	May 31
2007	Jul 7
2008	Jun 14
2010	Jun 18
2011	Jun 10
2012	Jun 21
2013	Jun 21
2014	Jun 20
2015	May 29
2016	Jul 12
2017	Jun 13
2018	Jun 11
2019	Jun 10
2020	May 26
2021	Jun 12
2022	Jun 15
2023	Jun 23
2024	May 31
2026	Jun 30

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1895	78
1896	90
1897	29
1898	81
1899	69
1901	110
1902	100
1903	65
1904	54
1905	60
1906	62
1907	75
1908	68
1909	91
1910	66
1911	59
1912	77
1913	100
1914	74
1915	76
1916	78
1917	93
1918	94
1919	105
1920	46
1921	63
1922	90
1923	82
1925	89
1926	70
1941	85
1943	75
1944	67
1945	74
1946	80
1947	90
1948	109
1949	102
1950	102
1951	95
1952	89
1953	69
1954	99
1955	99
1956	105
1957	86
1958	123
1959	92
1960	56
1961	93
1962	82
1963	120
1965	94
1966	101
1967	115
1968	65
1969	81
1993	81
1994	122
1995	105
1996	120
1997	142
1998	128
1999	107
2000	132
2001	95
2002	103
2003	115
2004	107
2005	95
2006	108
2007	65
2008	79
2010	66
2011	85
2012	78
2013	90
2014	83
2015	85
2016	39
2017	95
2018	95
2019	78
2020	105
2021	97
2022	86
2023	75
2024	91

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1897	14.5 °C
1898	14.7 °C
1899	13.9 °C
1900	14.5 °C
1901	14.1 °C
1902	14.0 °C
1903	12.7 °C
1904	12.7 °C
1905	13.2 °C
1906	13.3 °C
1907	12.4 °C
1908	12.6 °C
1909	12.9 °C
1910	13.6 °C
1911	13.0 °C
1912	11.5 °C
1913	13.0 °C
1914	13.4 °C
1915	12.9 °C
1916	12.9 °C
1917	13.1 °C
1918	13.9 °C
1919	14.9 °C
1920	12.8 °C
1921	13.6 °C
1922	13.8 °C
1923	13.5 °C
1925	14.3 °C
1926	14.0 °C
1941	13.6 °C
1942	13.2 °C
1943	14.7 °C
1944	13.7 °C
1945	13.4 °C
1946	15.2 °C
1947	14.9 °C
1948	14.9 °C
1949	14.4 °C
1950	13.3 °C
1951	13.8 °C
1952	14.4 °C
1953	13.8 °C
1954	15.4 °C
1955	14.1 °C
1956	14.6 °C
1957	13.0 °C
1958	14.5 °C
1959	14.2 °C
1960	14.6 °C
1961	13.2 °C
1962	14.4 °C
1963	15.1 °C
1965	13.0 °C
1966	14.8 °C
1967	13.7 °C
1968	12.9 °C
1969	14.8 °C
1970	13.9 °C
1993	14.1 °C
1994	16.0 °C
1995	13.5 °C
1996	15.0 °C
1997	13.9 °C
1998	14.8 °C
1999	13.8 °C
2000	16.0 °C
2001	15.6 °C
2002	15.5 °C
2003	15.1 °C
2004	14.6 °C
2005	14.3 °C
2006	15.2 °C
2007	13.1 °C
2008	12.1 °C
2009	12.7 °C
2010	12.7 °C
2011	12.5 °C
2012	14.2 °C
2013	13.3 °C
2014	13.0 °C
2015	13.4 °C
2016	13.2 °C
2017	13.4 °C
2018	14.1 °C
2019	13.2 °C
2020	13.6 °C
2021	14.1 °C
2022	13.8 °C
2023	13.2 °C
2024	13.7 °C

What this means for you: Since 1894, Meeker'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 Meeker (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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