When to plant in West Point, GA

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

Safe to plant out

Apr 9

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Mar 22

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Nov 14

1 year in 10 by Nov 2

Frost-free days

237

median, 1991–2020

Station used: W Pt · 0.9 km away · station 175 m, town 174 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	Feb 12 – Feb 26	Apr 9 – Apr 23	Jun 3
Sweet pepper	Jan 29 – Feb 12	Apr 9 – Apr 23	Jun 8
Lettuce (leaf)	Jan 18 – Jan 25	Feb 22 – Mar 8	Apr 3
Peas	—	Feb 8 – Mar 8	Apr 4
Bush beans	—	Apr 2 – Apr 23	May 22
Carrot	—	Mar 1 – Apr 12	Apr 30
Beet	—	Feb 22 – Apr 5	Apr 13
Potato	—	Mar 1 – Mar 22	May 10
Kale	Jan 11 – Jan 25	Feb 22 – Mar 8	Apr 6
Broccoli	Jan 11 – Jan 25	Feb 22 – Mar 15	Apr 23
Cucumber	Mar 12 – Mar 19	Apr 9 – Apr 23	May 29
Summer squash and zucchini	Mar 12 – Mar 19	Apr 9 – Apr 23	May 24
Winter squash	Mar 12 – Mar 19	Apr 9 – Apr 23	Jun 28
Sweet corn	—	Apr 2 – Apr 23	Jun 1
Onion (from sets)	—	Feb 22 – Mar 15	May 23
Garlic	—	Oct 31 – Nov 28 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Feb 8 – Mar 8	Mar 18
Basil	Feb 26 – Mar 12	Apr 9 – Apr 23	Jun 5

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West Point'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
1902	Mar 20
1903	Feb 25
1904	Mar 5
1905	Apr 17
1906	Mar 22
1907	Apr 15
1908	Mar 1
1909	Mar 15
1910	Mar 15
1911	Mar 18
1912	Mar 11
1913	Mar 28
1914	Apr 10
1915	Apr 4
1916	Apr 10
1917	Mar 6
1918	Apr 12
1920	Apr 14
1921	Mar 1
1922	Mar 22
1923	Apr 2
1924	Apr 3
1925	Mar 6
1926	Apr 1
1927	Mar 5
1928	Mar 22
1929	Mar 11
1930	Mar 31
1931	Mar 19
1932	Mar 24
1933	Mar 11
1934	Mar 20
1935	Mar 13
1936	Apr 19
1937	Mar 29
1938	Apr 10
1939	Mar 20
1940	Apr 13
1941	Mar 30
1942	Apr 2
1943	Apr 15
1944	Apr 6
1945	Mar 10
1946	Mar 12
1947	Mar 29
1948	Mar 29
1949	Apr 17
1950	Apr 16
1951	Apr 4
1952	Apr 7
1953	Apr 21
1954	Mar 18
1955	Mar 31
1956	Mar 25
1957	Mar 10
1958	Mar 22
1959	Mar 19
1960	Apr 11
1961	Mar 25
1962	Apr 16
1963	Mar 24
1964	Mar 31
1965	Mar 22
1966	Apr 5
1967	Mar 19
1968	Mar 25
1969	Mar 28
1970	Mar 17
1971	Apr 4
1972	Apr 2
1973	Apr 12
1974	Mar 23
1975	Mar 10
1976	Mar 19
1977	Mar 10
1978	Mar 28
1979	Mar 26
1980	Mar 19
1981	Mar 21
1982	Mar 9
1983	Apr 20
1985	Apr 10
1986	Mar 23
1987	Apr 4
1988	Mar 17
1989	Mar 10
1990	Mar 21
1991	Mar 17
1992	Apr 3
1993	Mar 16
1994	Mar 12
1995	Mar 11
1996	Mar 23
1997	Feb 19
1999	Mar 16
2000	Apr 9
2001	Apr 19
2002	Mar 24
2005	Mar 19
2006	Mar 27
2007	Apr 9
2008	Mar 26
2009	Apr 9
2010	Mar 8
2011	Mar 12
2012	Mar 6

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1902	252
1903	241
1904	231
1905	219
1906	220
1907	212
1908	249
1909	223
1910	227
1911	239
1912	236
1913	206
1914	200
1915	225
1916	218
1917	231
1918	214
1920	198
1921	254
1922	245
1923	220
1924	229
1925	228
1926	218
1927	258
1928	243
1929	228
1930	208
1931	226
1932	232
1933	242
1934	236
1935	252
1936	210
1937	208
1938	212
1939	225
1940	209
1941	223
1942	207
1944	204
1945	239
1946	246
1947	224
1948	203
1949	200
1950	203
1951	212
1952	204
1953	192
1954	225
1955	208
1956	229
1957	230
1958	230
1959	232
1960	206
1961	215
1962	191
1963	219
1964	235
1965	216
1966	211
1967	230
1968	214
1969	220
1970	244
1971	217
1972	229
1973	200
1974	236
1975	249
1976	223
1980	236
1981	211
1982	229
1983	199
1985	236
1987	207
1988	256
1989	223
1990	242
1991	231
1992	217
1993	229
1994	263
1995	245
1996	225
1997	269
2001	190
2002	237
2005	243
2007	212
2009	235
2010	242
2011	243
2012	255

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1902	24.9 °C
1903	23.6 °C
1904	23.9 °C
1906	23.8 °C
1907	22.7 °C
1908	24.2 °C
1909	23.7 °C
1910	23.3 °C
1911	24.5 °C
1912	23.8 °C
1913	23.0 °C
1914	23.7 °C
1915	23.9 °C
1916	23.6 °C
1917	23.0 °C
1918	22.7 °C
1919	23.4 °C
1920	23.1 °C
1921	24.1 °C
1922	23.9 °C
1923	23.2 °C
1924	23.2 °C
1925	25.2 °C
1926	23.6 °C
1927	24.2 °C
1928	22.5 °C
1929	23.6 °C
1930	23.9 °C
1931	23.8 °C
1932	23.9 °C
1933	24.4 °C
1934	23.9 °C
1935	24.1 °C
1936	24.6 °C
1937	23.6 °C
1938	23.6 °C
1939	23.7 °C
1940	23.0 °C
1941	24.3 °C
1942	23.6 °C
1943	24.0 °C
1944	23.6 °C
1945	23.8 °C
1946	23.1 °C
1947	23.8 °C
1948	23.9 °C
1949	22.2 °C
1950	22.8 °C
1951	23.8 °C
1952	23.9 °C
1953	23.3 °C
1954	24.2 °C
1955	23.8 °C
1956	23.2 °C
1957	23.8 °C
1958	23.8 °C
1959	23.6 °C
1960	23.4 °C
1961	22.3 °C
1962	23.7 °C
1963	23.5 °C
1964	23.5 °C
1965	23.9 °C
1966	22.7 °C
1967	22.2 °C
1968	22.9 °C
1969	22.8 °C
1970	23.3 °C
1971	22.5 °C
1972	22.7 °C
1973	22.7 °C
1974	22.3 °C
1975	22.8 °C
1976	21.9 °C
1978	23.9 °C
1979	23.1 °C
1980	24.0 °C
1981	23.1 °C
1982	23.0 °C
1983	22.6 °C
1984	22.4 °C
1985	23.2 °C
1986	23.8 °C
1987	23.3 °C
1988	22.9 °C
1989	22.5 °C
1990	23.2 °C
1991	23.5 °C
1992	22.0 °C
1993	22.6 °C
1994	22.7 °C
1995	23.8 °C
1996	23.0 °C
1997	22.2 °C
1999	23.9 °C
2000	24.0 °C
2001	23.6 °C
2002	24.0 °C
2005	22.2 °C
2006	23.0 °C
2007	22.5 °C
2008	22.9 °C
2009	22.4 °C
2010	23.8 °C
2011	23.6 °C
2012	23.2 °C

What this means for you: Since 1902, West Point's last spring frost has stayed at about the same time of year. Year-to-year swings are large, so keep using the safe date rather than the trend.

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

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