When to plant in Mountain View, HI
Planting dates worked out from Mountain View's own frost records, not a generic zone chart.
Frost is rare in Mountain View: in 15 of the last 15 springs there was none at all. Frost dates matter less here than heat, so the planting table below is left out.
Station used: Hilo 5 S · 10.3 km away · station 190 m, town 437 m. How we match towns to stations
The station sits 247 m lower than the town, so frost dates here may be off by a week or more. Check them against local experience.
Mountain View's weather over time
How the growing season has shifted here, year by year, from the station's own records.
See the data as a table
| Year | Frost-free days |
|---|---|
| 2006 | 363 |
| 2007 | 363 |
| 2008 | 363 |
| 2009 | 363 |
| 2010 | 363 |
| 2011 | 363 |
| 2012 | 363 |
| 2013 | 363 |
| 2014 | 363 |
| 2015 | 363 |
| 2016 | 363 |
| 2017 | 363 |
| 2018 | 363 |
| 2019 | 363 |
| 2020 | 363 |
| 2021 | 363 |
| 2023 | 363 |
| 2024 | 363 |
See the data as a table
| Year | Growing-season temperature |
|---|---|
| 2006 | 21.7 °C |
| 2007 | 21.9 °C |
| 2008 | 21.7 °C |
| 2009 | 21.9 °C |
| 2010 | 21.4 °C |
| 2011 | 21.5 °C |
| 2012 | 21.2 °C |
| 2013 | 22.1 °C |
| 2014 | 22.5 °C |
| 2015 | 22.9 °C |
| 2016 | 22.7 °C |
| 2017 | 22.7 °C |
| 2019 | 23.1 °C |
| 2020 | 22.4 °C |
| 2021 | 21.9 °C |
| 2023 | 22.1 °C |
| 2024 | 22.2 °C |
What this means for you: This station's record is too short to show a reliable trend yet.
Source: daily records from Hilo 5 S (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.