When to plant in Galva, IL

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

Safe to plant out

May 3

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Apr 23

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Oct 10

1 year in 10 by Sep 26

Frost-free days

171

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Galva · 1.0 km away · station 247 m, town 259 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 8 – Mar 22	May 3 – May 17	Jun 27
Sweet pepper	Feb 22 – Mar 8	May 3 – May 17	Jul 2
Lettuce (leaf)	Feb 20 – Feb 27	Mar 27 – Apr 10	May 6
Peas	—	Mar 27 – Apr 24	May 21
Bush beans	—	Apr 26 – May 17	Jun 15
Carrot	—	Apr 5 – May 17	Jun 4
Beet	—	Apr 5 – May 17	May 25
Potato	—	Apr 5 – Apr 26	Jun 14
Kale	Feb 20 – Mar 6	Apr 3 – Apr 17	May 16
Broccoli	Feb 13 – Feb 27	Mar 27 – Apr 17	May 26
Cucumber	Apr 5 – Apr 12	May 3 – May 17	Jun 22
Summer squash and zucchini	Apr 5 – Apr 12	May 3 – May 17	Jun 17
Winter squash	Apr 5 – Apr 12	May 3 – May 17	Jul 22
Sweet corn	—	Apr 26 – May 17	Jun 25
Onion (from sets)	—	Mar 27 – Apr 17	Jun 25
Garlic	—	Sep 26 – Oct 24 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Mar 27 – Apr 24	May 4
Basil	Mar 22 – Apr 5	May 3 – May 17	Jun 29

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Galva'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	May 20
1895	May 21
1896	Apr 9
1897	Apr 20
1898	Apr 7
1899	Apr 16
1900	May 3
1901	Apr 21
1902	Apr 15
1903	May 1
1904	Apr 27
1905	Apr 19
1906	May 9
1907	May 11
1908	May 3
1909	May 3
1910	May 5
1911	May 2
1912	Apr 20
1913	May 11
1914	Apr 21
1915	Apr 13
1916	Apr 10
1917	May 24
1918	May 2
1919	Apr 26
1920	May 14
1921	Apr 18
1922	Apr 27
1923	May 9
1924	Apr 11
1925	May 25
1926	Apr 26
1927	Apr 24
1928	Apr 28
1929	May 5
1931	Apr 27
1933	Apr 27
1934	Apr 27
1935	May 4
1936	Apr 23
1937	Apr 16
1938	May 12
1939	May 2
1940	May 4
1941	Apr 24
1942	Apr 19
1943	May 1
1944	May 6
1945	May 10
1946	Apr 27
1947	May 10
1948	Apr 17
1949	Apr 19
1950	Apr 28
1951	Apr 23
1952	Apr 15
1953	Apr 27
1954	May 7
1955	Apr 2
1956	Apr 30
1957	May 4
1958	Apr 30
1959	Apr 22
1960	May 1
1961	May 2
1962	Apr 20
1963	Apr 24
1964	Apr 9
1965	Apr 16
1966	May 10
1968	Apr 25
1969	Apr 29
1970	Apr 10
1971	Apr 29
1972	Apr 26
1973	Apr 13
1974	Apr 25
1975	Apr 13
1976	May 7
1977	Apr 29
1978	May 2
1979	Apr 10
1980	Apr 26
1981	Apr 21
1982	Apr 21
1983	May 9
1984	Apr 24
1985	Apr 9
1986	Apr 23
1987	Apr 6
1988	Apr 24
1989	May 7
1990	Apr 18
1991	Apr 11
1992	Apr 5
1993	Apr 21
1995	Apr 24
1996	Apr 17
1997	May 15
1998	Apr 16
1999	Apr 18
2000	Apr 12
2001	Apr 17
2002	May 20
2003	May 2
2004	May 2
2006	Apr 25
2008	Apr 28
2009	Apr 15
2010	Apr 16
2012	Apr 23
2013	Apr 21
2014	Apr 18
2015	May 1
2016	Apr 13
2017	May 3
2018	Apr 30
2019	Apr 28
2021	May 12
2022	Apr 27
2024	Apr 21

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1894	138
1895	131
1896	180
1897	191
1898	189
1899	165
1900	166
1901	165
1902	181
1903	169
1904	178
1905	175
1906	153
1907	136
1908	148
1909	161
1910	169
1911	172
1912	158
1913	161
1914	186
1915	177
1916	171
1917	134
1918	140
1919	173
1920	139
1921	168
1922	167
1923	163
1924	193
1925	137
1926	152
1927	172
1928	149
1929	135
1931	190
1933	168
1934	182
1935	152
1936	182
1937	179
1938	164
1939	164
1940	185
1941	186
1942	157
1943	166
1944	158
1945	151
1946	167
1947	135
1948	182
1949	162
1950	158
1951	157
1952	170
1953	162
1954	164
1955	199
1956	142
1957	160
1958	153
1959	172
1960	171
1961	152
1962	186
1963	187
1964	179
1965	178
1966	159
1968	161
1969	167
1970	182
1971	187
1972	171
1973	203
1974	159
1975	194
1976	139
1977	169
1978	188
1979	185
1980	161
1981	160
1982	182
1983	157
1984	154
1985	174
1986	192
1987	179
1988	164
1989	149
1990	183
1991	186
1992	194
1993	171
1995	149
1996	175
1997	151
1998	179
1999	177
2000	176
2001	171
2002	145
2003	147
2004	154
2006	168
2008	174
2009	176
2010	169
2012	153
2013	175
2014	186
2015	168
2016	209
2018	164
2019	166
2021	163
2022	163
2024	177

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1893	19.7 °C
1894	19.4 °C
1895	19.6 °C
1896	19.5 °C
1897	18.9 °C
1898	18.6 °C
1899	19.1 °C
1900	19.6 °C
1902	17.8 °C
1903	17.9 °C
1904	17.2 °C
1905	18.6 °C
1906	19.4 °C
1907	16.6 °C
1908	18.8 °C
1909	18.1 °C
1910	18.4 °C
1911	19.7 °C
1912	18.8 °C
1913	19.3 °C
1914	19.6 °C
1915	17.7 °C
1916	18.6 °C
1917	16.9 °C
1918	17.8 °C
1919	19.4 °C
1920	18.2 °C
1921	20.4 °C
1922	19.6 °C
1923	19.2 °C
1924	17.5 °C
1925	20.0 °C
1926	18.3 °C
1927	18.3 °C
1928	18.1 °C
1929	18.4 °C
1930	20.8 °C
1931	19.9 °C
1933	20.2 °C
1934	21.5 °C
1935	18.4 °C
1936	20.9 °C
1937	19.4 °C
1938	20.0 °C
1939	19.5 °C
1940	19.0 °C
1941	20.4 °C
1942	19.2 °C
1943	19.2 °C
1944	19.9 °C
1945	17.9 °C
1946	18.4 °C
1947	18.4 °C
1948	19.8 °C
1949	19.5 °C
1950	17.8 °C
1951	18.0 °C
1952	20.0 °C
1953	19.5 °C
1954	20.1 °C
1955	20.9 °C
1956	18.8 °C
1957	18.7 °C
1958	17.9 °C
1959	19.9 °C
1960	18.9 °C
1961	18.0 °C
1962	18.9 °C
1963	19.1 °C
1964	19.6 °C
1965	18.7 °C
1966	18.0 °C
1967	17.3 °C
1968	18.7 °C
1969	18.7 °C
1970	19.2 °C
1971	18.6 °C
1972	18.1 °C
1973	18.3 °C
1974	17.6 °C
1975	17.9 °C
1976	17.9 °C
1977	19.5 °C
1978	18.8 °C
1979	18.1 °C
1980	19.1 °C
1981	18.1 °C
1982	17.6 °C
1983	18.9 °C
1984	17.9 °C
1985	18.9 °C
1986	19.3 °C
1987	19.9 °C
1988	20.4 °C
1989	18.1 °C
1990	18.2 °C
1991	20.3 °C
1992	17.4 °C
1993	18.1 °C
1995	18.7 °C
1996	17.5 °C
1997	17.6 °C
1998	19.7 °C
1999	18.8 °C
2000	18.8 °C
2001	19.4 °C
2002	18.9 °C
2003	17.6 °C
2004	17.9 °C
2006	18.8 °C
2008	17.9 °C
2009	17.4 °C
2010	20.0 °C
2012	19.3 °C
2013	18.3 °C
2014	17.9 °C
2015	18.4 °C
2016	18.9 °C
2018	18.6 °C
2019	18.2 °C
2022	17.6 °C
2024	19.1 °C

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

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