When to plant in Georgetown, IL

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

Safe to plant out

May 23

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

May 6

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Oct 2

1 year in 10 by Sep 19

Frost-free days

148

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Mt Carroll · 13.6 km away · station 216 m, town 277 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 28 – Apr 11	May 23 – Jun 6	Jul 17
Sweet pepper	Mar 14 – Mar 28	May 23 – Jun 6	Jul 22
Lettuce (leaf)	Mar 4 – Mar 11	Apr 8 – Apr 22	May 18
Peas	—	Apr 1 – Apr 29	May 26
Bush beans	—	May 16 – Jun 6	Jul 5
Carrot	—	Apr 15 – May 27	Jun 14
Beet	—	Apr 10 – May 22	May 30
Potato	—	Apr 15 – May 6	Jun 24
Kale	Feb 25 – Mar 11	Apr 8 – Apr 22	May 21
Broccoli	Feb 25 – Mar 11	Apr 8 – Apr 29	Jun 7
Cucumber	Apr 25 – May 2	May 23 – Jun 6	Jul 12
Summer squash and zucchini	Apr 25 – May 2	May 23 – Jun 6	Jul 7
Winter squash	Apr 25 – May 2	May 23 – Jun 6	Aug 11
Sweet corn	—	May 16 – Jun 6	Jul 15
Onion (from sets)	—	Apr 8 – Apr 29	Jul 7
Garlic	—	Sep 18 – Oct 16 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Apr 1 – Apr 29	May 9
Basil	Apr 11 – Apr 25	May 23 – Jun 6	Jul 19

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Georgetown'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
1898	May 12
1899	Apr 19
1900	May 20
1901	Jun 8
1902	Apr 27
1903	Jun 12
1904	May 16
1905	Apr 22
1906	May 10
1907	May 28
1908	May 3
1909	May 11
1910	Jun 1
1911	May 5
1912	May 14
1913	May 11
1914	Apr 20
1915	May 1
1917	May 23
1918	May 1
1919	Apr 26
1921	May 16
1922	Apr 29
1923	May 13
1924	May 20
1925	May 26
1926	May 15
1927	Apr 24
1928	May 13
1929	May 21
1930	May 17
1931	May 23
1932	May 2
1933	Apr 27
1934	May 27
1935	May 4
1936	Apr 23
1937	Apr 16
1938	May 13
1939	May 3
1940	May 4
1941	May 10
1942	Apr 20
1943	May 1
1944	May 5
1945	May 9
1946	May 13
1947	May 10
1948	Apr 17
1949	May 11
1950	May 1
1951	Apr 26
1952	Apr 25
1953	Apr 27
1954	May 20
1955	Apr 8
1956	Apr 30
1957	May 5
1958	May 7
1959	Apr 22
1960	May 12
1961	May 2
1962	Apr 20
1963	May 23
1964	Apr 15
1966	May 11
1967	May 16
1968	May 6
1969	May 12
1970	May 6
1971	May 12
1972	May 9
1974	May 6
1975	May 1
1976	May 8
1977	May 10
1978	May 10
1979	May 25
1980	May 14
1981	May 20
1982	May 1
1983	May 10
1984	May 30
1985	May 3
1986	May 21
1987	May 5
1988	Jun 10
1989	May 28
1990	May 11
1991	May 2
1992	May 27
1993	Apr 22
1994	May 27
1995	Apr 25
1996	May 30
1997	May 21
1998	Apr 19
1999	Apr 30
2000	Apr 22
2001	Apr 18
2002	May 21
2003	May 3
2005	May 5
2007	Apr 20
2008	May 4
2009	Apr 22
2010	May 9
2011	May 17
2012	Apr 23
2013	May 13
2014	May 17
2015	May 13
2016	May 18
2017	May 3
2018	Apr 29
2019	Apr 28
2020	May 12
2021	May 8
2022	Apr 27
2023	Apr 27
2024	Apr 22
2025	Apr 17
2026	May 7

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1898	152
1899	160
1900	120
1901	102
1902	137
1903	97
1904	121
1905	171
1906	152
1907	116
1908	148
1909	138
1910	127
1911	155
1912	134
1913	133
1914	187
1915	159
1917	130
1918	152
1919	167
1921	140
1922	166
1923	144
1924	131
1925	133
1926	133
1927	166
1928	133
1929	135
1930	133
1931	147
1932	145
1933	157
1934	126
1935	146
1936	161
1937	153
1938	160
1939	149
1940	144
1941	170
1942	157
1943	147
1944	159
1945	146
1946	152
1947	138
1948	182
1949	135
1950	145
1951	155
1952	160
1953	147
1954	150
1955	193
1956	142
1957	145
1958	146
1959	172
1960	160
1961	152
1962	161
1963	158
1964	165
1966	147
1967	135
1968	150
1969	154
1970	150
1971	147
1974	138
1975	134
1976	136
1978	149
1979	120
1980	142
1981	130
1982	142
1983	126
1984	108
1985	146
1986	98
1987	148
1988	86
1989	109
1990	135
1991	140
1992	118
1993	159
1994	124
1995	149
1996	125
1997	146
1998	177
1999	137
2000	167
2001	159
2002	138
2003	148
2005	146
2007	147
2008	152
2009	170
2010	147
2011	137
2012	152
2013	152
2014	119
2015	149
2016	142
2017	168
2018	152
2019	166
2020	145
2021	167
2022	163
2023	165
2024	175
2025	188

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1898	17.6 °C
1899	18.0 °C
1900	18.3 °C
1901	18.7 °C
1902	16.6 °C
1903	16.6 °C
1904	16.7 °C
1905	17.5 °C
1906	18.0 °C
1907	15.4 °C
1908	17.2 °C
1909	16.6 °C
1910	17.4 °C
1911	18.2 °C
1912	17.6 °C
1913	18.0 °C
1914	18.2 °C
1915	16.5 °C
1917	16.5 °C
1918	17.7 °C
1919	18.7 °C
1921	20.3 °C
1922	18.6 °C
1923	17.5 °C
1924	15.9 °C
1925	18.3 °C
1926	17.1 °C
1927	16.8 °C
1928	16.9 °C
1929	17.3 °C
1930	18.4 °C
1931	18.7 °C
1932	17.8 °C
1933	18.8 °C
1934	19.4 °C
1935	17.4 °C
1936	18.8 °C
1937	18.0 °C
1938	18.7 °C
1939	19.0 °C
1940	18.1 °C
1941	19.7 °C
1942	18.5 °C
1943	18.1 °C
1944	18.8 °C
1945	17.3 °C
1946	18.0 °C
1947	17.9 °C
1948	18.7 °C
1949	18.4 °C
1950	16.7 °C
1951	17.1 °C
1952	18.7 °C
1953	18.2 °C
1954	18.4 °C
1955	19.4 °C
1956	17.6 °C
1957	17.6 °C
1958	17.1 °C
1959	18.9 °C
1960	18.1 °C
1961	17.0 °C
1962	17.9 °C
1963	18.3 °C
1964	18.4 °C
1966	17.0 °C
1967	16.7 °C
1968	17.8 °C
1969	17.7 °C
1970	18.6 °C
1971	17.9 °C
1974	17.3 °C
1975	17.4 °C
1976	16.4 °C
1978	17.3 °C
1979	16.5 °C
1980	17.3 °C
1981	16.4 °C
1982	16.0 °C
1983	16.6 °C
1984	16.4 °C
1985	17.1 °C
1986	17.1 °C
1987	17.9 °C
1988	17.1 °C
1989	14.7 °C
1990	17.1 °C
1991	17.7 °C
1992	16.2 °C
1993	16.4 °C
1994	16.4 °C
1995	17.7 °C
1996	15.7 °C
1997	17.0 °C
1998	18.9 °C
1999	18.0 °C
2000	17.9 °C
2001	18.6 °C
2002	18.2 °C
2003	17.3 °C
2005	18.7 °C
2007	18.7 °C
2008	17.5 °C
2009	17.1 °C
2010	19.5 °C
2011	18.3 °C
2012	19.1 °C
2013	17.7 °C
2014	17.2 °C
2015	17.7 °C
2016	17.8 °C
2017	18.0 °C
2018	18.1 °C
2019	18.3 °C
2020	18.4 °C
2021	18.5 °C
2022	17.7 °C
2023	18.1 °C
2024	18.6 °C
2025	18.5 °C
2026	19.0 °C

What this means for you: Since 1898, Georgetown'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 Mt Carroll (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

Nearby towns

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