When to plant in Martinsville, IL

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

Safe to plant out

May 2

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Apr 18

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Oct 15

1 year in 10 by Oct 4

Frost-free days

177

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Charleston · 28.9 km away · station 213 m, town 186 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 7 – Mar 21	May 2 – May 16	Jun 26
Sweet pepper	Feb 21 – Mar 7	May 2 – May 16	Jul 1
Lettuce (leaf)	Feb 14 – Feb 21	Mar 21 – Apr 4	Apr 30
Peas	—	Mar 15 – Apr 12	May 9
Bush beans	—	Apr 25 – May 16	Jun 14
Carrot	—	Mar 28 – May 9	May 27
Beet	—	Mar 23 – May 4	May 12
Potato	—	Mar 28 – Apr 18	Jun 6
Kale	Feb 8 – Feb 22	Mar 22 – Apr 5	May 4
Broccoli	Feb 7 – Feb 21	Mar 21 – Apr 11	May 20
Cucumber	Apr 4 – Apr 11	May 2 – May 16	Jun 21
Summer squash and zucchini	Apr 4 – Apr 11	May 2 – May 16	Jun 16
Winter squash	Apr 4 – Apr 11	May 2 – May 16	Jul 21
Sweet corn	—	Apr 25 – May 16	Jun 24
Onion (from sets)	—	Mar 21 – Apr 11	Jun 19
Garlic	—	Oct 1 – Oct 29 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Mar 15 – Apr 12	Apr 22
Basil	Mar 21 – Apr 4	May 2 – May 16	Jun 28

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Martinsville'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
1896	Apr 4
1897	Apr 20
1898	Apr 7
1899	Apr 16
1900	May 10
1902	Apr 15
1903	May 1
1904	Apr 21
1905	Apr 22
1906	May 7
1907	May 11
1908	May 2
1909	Apr 10
1910	May 14
1911	May 3
1912	Apr 19
1913	May 11
1914	Apr 20
1915	Apr 13
1916	Apr 28
1917	May 14
1918	May 1
1919	Apr 26
1920	Apr 14
1921	Apr 18
1922	Apr 29
1923	Apr 18
1924	Apr 11
1925	May 26
1926	May 4
1927	Apr 25
1928	May 13
1929	Apr 2
1930	Apr 25
1931	Apr 7
1932	Apr 28
1933	Apr 27
1934	Apr 28
1935	Apr 16
1936	Apr 23
1937	Apr 11
1938	Apr 10
1939	Apr 13
1940	Apr 21
1941	Mar 30
1942	Apr 20
1943	Apr 21
1945	May 9
1946	Apr 27
1947	May 9
1948	Apr 9
1949	Apr 19
1950	Apr 21
1952	Apr 16
1953	Apr 21
1954	May 4
1955	Apr 8
1956	Apr 24
1957	Apr 15
1958	May 7
1959	May 16
1960	Apr 18
1961	Apr 17
1962	Apr 20
1963	Apr 24
1964	Apr 9
1965	Apr 2
1966	May 10
1967	Mar 22
1968	Apr 5
1969	Apr 1
1970	Apr 7
1971	Apr 6
1972	Apr 9
1973	Apr 13
1974	Apr 9
1975	Apr 13
1976	May 8
1977	Apr 6
1978	May 2
1979	Apr 10
1980	Apr 25
1981	May 12
1982	Apr 21
1983	Apr 25
1984	Apr 7
1985	Apr 10
1986	Apr 23
1987	Apr 9
1988	Apr 20
1989	May 7
1990	Apr 18
1991	Apr 22
1992	Apr 28
1993	Apr 22
1994	May 2
1995	Apr 2
1996	Apr 17
1997	Apr 18
1998	Apr 5
1999	Mar 29
2000	Apr 21
2001	Apr 18
2002	Apr 7
2003	Apr 11
2004	Apr 14
2005	May 3
2006	Apr 10
2007	Apr 16
2010	May 8
2011	Mar 31
2012	Apr 11
2013	Apr 21
2014	Apr 16
2015	Apr 24
2016	Apr 9
2018	Apr 30
2019	Apr 15
2020	May 9
2021	Apr 21
2022	Apr 19
2023	Apr 24
2024	Apr 21
2025	Apr 12
2026	May 3

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1896	186
1897	191
1898	190
1899	165
1900	160
1902	196
1903	169
1904	184
1905	172
1906	155
1907	154
1908	152
1909	184
1910	166
1911	173
1912	186
1914	189
1915	177
1916	140
1917	144
1918	141
1919	173
1920	196
1921	172
1922	170
1923	148
1924	193
1925	136
1926	169
1927	175
1928	133
1929	203
1930	176
1931	193
1932	165
1933	168
1934	182
1935	170
1936	183
1937	185
1938	196
1939	170
1940	199
1941	211
1942	160
1943	178
1946	167
1947	180
1948	191
1949	189
1953	190
1954	167
1955	199
1956	185
1957	178
1958	146
1959	150
1960	184
1961	200
1962	186
1963	191
1964	183
1965	209
1966	167
1967	217
1968	182
1969	198
1971	211
1972	192
1973	203
1974	166
1975	195
1976	160
1977	189
1978	158
1979	182
1980	162
1981	163
1982	182
1983	192
1984	208
1985	174
1986	193
1987	181
1988	168
1989	164
1990	175
1991	150
1992	171
1993	182
1994	176
1995	205
1996	176
1997	182
1998	199
1999	189
2000	168
2001	171
2002	189
2003	173
2004	171
2005	177
2006	184
2007	194
2010	173
2011	224
2012	179
2014	177
2015	175
2016	195
2019	179
2020	148
2021	195
2022	172
2023	170
2024	177
2025	194

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1896	21.2 °C
1897	19.7 °C
1898	20.5 °C
1899	20.8 °C
1902	19.9 °C
1903	19.7 °C
1904	19.2 °C
1905	20.6 °C
1906	20.6 °C
1907	17.9 °C
1908	20.3 °C
1909	19.4 °C
1910	18.8 °C
1911	20.9 °C
1912	19.8 °C
1914	21.4 °C
1915	18.9 °C
1916	20.2 °C
1917	18.5 °C
1918	19.9 °C
1919	20.7 °C
1920	19.3 °C
1921	21.7 °C
1922	21.0 °C
1923	19.7 °C
1924	18.7 °C
1925	21.2 °C
1926	19.9 °C
1927	19.4 °C
1928	19.4 °C
1929	19.8 °C
1930	21.4 °C
1931	21.2 °C
1932	21.0 °C
1933	21.9 °C
1934	21.9 °C
1935	19.5 °C
1936	21.9 °C
1937	19.8 °C
1938	20.5 °C
1939	20.6 °C
1940	19.9 °C
1941	21.5 °C
1942	20.4 °C
1943	20.5 °C
1946	19.6 °C
1947	19.9 °C
1948	20.4 °C
1949	20.3 °C
1954	21.4 °C
1955	20.9 °C
1956	19.6 °C
1957	19.7 °C
1958	18.9 °C
1959	20.5 °C
1960	20.6 °C
1961	19.4 °C
1962	20.6 °C
1963	20.4 °C
1964	21.3 °C
1965	20.8 °C
1966	19.8 °C
1967	19.4 °C
1968	20.4 °C
1969	20.4 °C
1971	20.1 °C
1972	20.1 °C
1973	20.5 °C
1974	19.4 °C
1975	19.7 °C
1976	19.3 °C
1977	21.3 °C
1978	20.1 °C
1979	19.5 °C
1980	20.7 °C
1981	19.8 °C
1982	19.1 °C
1983	20.1 °C
1984	19.7 °C
1985	20.2 °C
1986	21.1 °C
1987	21.3 °C
1988	21.3 °C
1989	19.1 °C
1990	19.3 °C
1991	21.4 °C
1992	19.2 °C
1993	20.0 °C
1994	19.8 °C
1995	20.6 °C
1996	19.6 °C
1997	18.9 °C
1998	21.3 °C
1999	20.6 °C
2000	20.0 °C
2001	20.7 °C
2002	21.1 °C
2003	19.7 °C
2004	20.0 °C
2005	21.1 °C
2006	20.6 °C
2007	21.2 °C
2009	19.9 °C
2010	22.3 °C
2011	21.6 °C
2012	22.1 °C
2013	20.8 °C
2014	20.9 °C
2015	20.9 °C
2016	21.4 °C
2019	21.6 °C
2020	20.3 °C
2021	20.9 °C
2022	20.8 °C
2023	21.3 °C
2024	21.6 °C
2025	21.6 °C
2026	22.1 °C

What this means for you: Since 1896, Martinsville'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 Charleston (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

Nearby towns

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