When to plant in Lake View, IA

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

Safe to plant out

May 11

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Apr 28

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Oct 5

1 year in 10 by Sep 20

Frost-free days

159

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Sac City · 13.6 km away · station 369 m, town 382 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	Mar 16 – Mar 30	May 11 – May 25	Jul 5
Sweet pepper	Mar 2 – Mar 16	May 11 – May 25	Jul 10
Lettuce (leaf)	Mar 1 – Mar 8	Apr 5 – Apr 19	May 15
Peas	—	Apr 5 – May 3	May 30
Bush beans	—	May 4 – May 25	Jun 23
Carrot	—	Apr 14 – May 26	Jun 13
Beet	—	Apr 14 – May 26	Jun 3
Potato	—	Apr 14 – May 5	Jun 23
Kale	Mar 1 – Mar 15	Apr 12 – Apr 26	May 25
Broccoli	Feb 22 – Mar 8	Apr 5 – Apr 26	Jun 4
Cucumber	Apr 13 – Apr 20	May 11 – May 25	Jun 30
Summer squash and zucchini	Apr 13 – Apr 20	May 11 – May 25	Jun 25
Winter squash	Apr 13 – Apr 20	May 11 – May 25	Jul 30
Sweet corn	—	May 4 – May 25	Jul 3
Onion (from sets)	—	Apr 5 – Apr 26	Jul 4
Garlic	—	Sep 21 – Oct 19 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Apr 5 – May 3	May 13
Basil	Mar 30 – Apr 13	May 11 – May 25	Jul 7

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Lake View'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	Apr 23
1894	May 19
1895	May 12
1896	Apr 6
1897	May 15
1898	Apr 26
1900	May 3
1901	Apr 20
1902	Apr 23
1903	May 1
1904	Apr 26
1905	May 12
1906	May 7
1907	May 27
1909	May 10
1911	May 2
1912	Apr 16
1914	Apr 20
1919	Apr 26
1920	Apr 28
1921	May 15
1923	May 9
1924	May 24
1926	May 3
1928	Apr 27
1930	May 17
1931	May 22
1932	Apr 27
1933	Apr 27
1934	Apr 27
1935	May 5
1937	May 14
1938	May 8
1939	Apr 22
1940	May 2
1941	Apr 24
1942	May 4
1943	May 8
1945	May 10
1946	May 12
1947	May 29
1948	Apr 13
1949	Apr 24
1950	May 1
1951	Apr 26
1952	Apr 15
1953	May 13
1954	May 8
1955	Apr 7
1956	Apr 30
1957	May 4
1958	Apr 29
1959	Apr 22
1960	Apr 30
1961	May 2
1962	Apr 19
1963	May 22
1964	Apr 9
1965	Apr 28
1966	May 10
1967	May 6
1968	May 5
1969	Jun 3
1970	May 2
1971	Apr 14
1973	Apr 28
1974	Apr 24
1975	Apr 20
1976	May 8
1977	Apr 26
1978	May 6
1979	May 12
1980	May 8
1981	May 11
1982	Apr 26
1983	May 14
1984	Apr 30
1985	Apr 10
1986	Apr 22
1987	Apr 7
1988	Apr 20
1989	May 8
1990	May 3
1991	Apr 25
1992	May 7
1993	Apr 20
1994	May 1
1995	May 3
1997	May 13
1998	Apr 17
1999	Apr 19
2000	Apr 22
2001	Apr 25
2002	May 3
2003	Apr 10
2004	May 15
2005	May 6
2006	Apr 26
2007	Apr 16
2008	Apr 30
2009	Apr 21
2010	May 10
2011	May 4
2012	Apr 17
2013	May 4
2014	May 17
2015	Apr 23
2016	Apr 13
2017	Apr 29
2018	Apr 21
2019	Apr 29
2020	May 10
2021	May 11
2022	May 4
2023	Apr 27
2024	Apr 21
2025	Apr 9
2026	May 20

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1895	140
1896	165
1897	127
1898	162
1900	136
1901	149
1902	141
1903	160
1904	162
1906	151
1909	154
1911	171
1912	163
1914	187
1919	166
1921	141
1923	162
1924	150
1926	144
1928	150
1930	152
1931	163
1932	165
1933	152
1934	141
1935	151
1937	134
1938	167
1939	160
1940	146
1945	141
1946	152
1947	161
1948	186
1949	157
1950	154
1951	154
1952	172
1953	165
1954	162
1955	190
1956	152
1957	158
1958	154
1959	169
1960	171
1961	148
1962	186
1963	159
1964	182
1965	148
1966	157
1967	144
1968	151
1969	132
1970	160
1971	196
1973	183
1974	131
1975	157
1976	150
1977	159
1978	154
1979	145
1980	140
1981	142
1982	175
1983	128
1984	148
1985	173
1986	166
1987	178
1988	166
1989	137
1990	159
1991	146
1992	144
1993	171
1994	163
1995	141
1997	159
1998	187
1999	154
2000	166
2001	163
2002	156
2003	173
2004	139
2005	153
2006	146
2007	152
2008	168
2009	168
2010	145
2011	133
2012	158
2013	161
2014	139
2015	176
2016	182
2017	180
2018	173
2019	165
2020	144
2021	163
2022	146
2024	176
2025	196

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1895	18.5 °C
1896	18.6 °C
1897	17.7 °C
1898	17.5 °C
1900	18.9 °C
1901	19.2 °C
1902	17.2 °C
1904	16.7 °C
1905	17.2 °C
1906	17.7 °C
1907	15.7 °C
1909	17.5 °C
1911	19.0 °C
1912	17.6 °C
1919	18.1 °C
1921	19.2 °C
1924	16.4 °C
1925	19.2 °C
1926	18.2 °C
1928	16.8 °C
1929	17.1 °C
1930	19.1 °C
1931	19.5 °C
1932	18.5 °C
1933	19.1 °C
1934	20.1 °C
1935	17.9 °C
1937	19.1 °C
1938	18.9 °C
1939	19.5 °C
1940	18.0 °C
1943	18.0 °C
1945	17.1 °C
1946	18.6 °C
1947	18.9 °C
1948	19.9 °C
1949	19.0 °C
1950	16.7 °C
1951	17.1 °C
1952	19.4 °C
1953	19.2 °C
1954	19.2 °C
1955	21.3 °C
1956	18.8 °C
1957	18.4 °C
1958	18.4 °C
1959	19.2 °C
1960	18.5 °C
1961	17.2 °C
1962	18.4 °C
1963	19.3 °C
1964	19.0 °C
1965	18.1 °C
1966	17.7 °C
1967	17.5 °C
1968	18.3 °C
1969	18.4 °C
1970	19.3 °C
1971	18.8 °C
1973	18.2 °C
1974	17.8 °C
1975	18.0 °C
1976	18.7 °C
1977	19.3 °C
1978	18.6 °C
1979	16.9 °C
1980	18.1 °C
1981	17.5 °C
1982	16.7 °C
1983	17.4 °C
1984	17.5 °C
1985	17.6 °C
1986	18.3 °C
1987	19.1 °C
1988	18.9 °C
1989	17.3 °C
1990	17.3 °C
1991	18.1 °C
1992	15.5 °C
1993	15.9 °C
1994	17.1 °C
1995	16.9 °C
1997	16.9 °C
1998	18.6 °C
1999	17.6 °C
2000	18.3 °C
2001	18.0 °C
2002	18.1 °C
2003	17.5 °C
2004	17.3 °C
2005	18.6 °C
2006	18.4 °C
2007	18.5 °C
2008	16.6 °C
2009	16.2 °C
2010	17.9 °C
2011	17.0 °C
2012	18.8 °C
2013	17.0 °C
2014	16.4 °C
2015	17.3 °C
2016	18.1 °C
2017	17.4 °C
2018	17.4 °C
2019	17.8 °C
2020	18.2 °C
2021	18.7 °C
2022	17.9 °C
2023	18.7 °C
2024	18.3 °C
2025	18.6 °C
2026	18.6 °C

What this means for you: Since 1893, Lake View'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 Sac City (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

Nearby towns

Sac City Lake City Carroll Ida Grove Rockwell City Storm Lake