When to plant in North Aurora, IL

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

Safe to plant out

May 19

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Apr 27

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Oct 18

1 year in 10 by Oct 6

Frost-free days

175

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Aurora Water · 3.2 km away · station 206 m, town 207 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 24 – Apr 7	May 19 – Jun 2	Jul 13
Sweet pepper	Mar 10 – Mar 24	May 19 – Jun 2	Jul 18
Lettuce (leaf)	Feb 23 – Mar 2	Mar 30 – Apr 13	May 9
Peas	—	Mar 29 – Apr 26	May 23
Bush beans	—	May 12 – Jun 2	Jul 1
Carrot	—	Apr 7 – May 19	Jun 6
Beet	—	Apr 7 – May 19	May 27
Potato	—	Apr 7 – Apr 28	Jun 16
Kale	Feb 22 – Mar 8	Apr 5 – Apr 19	May 18
Broccoli	Feb 16 – Mar 2	Mar 30 – Apr 20	May 29
Cucumber	Apr 21 – Apr 28	May 19 – Jun 2	Jul 8
Summer squash and zucchini	Apr 21 – Apr 28	May 19 – Jun 2	Jul 3
Winter squash	Apr 21 – Apr 28	May 19 – Jun 2	Aug 7
Sweet corn	—	May 12 – Jun 2	Jul 11
Onion (from sets)	—	Mar 30 – Apr 20	Jun 28
Garlic	—	Oct 4 – Nov 1 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Mar 29 – Apr 26	May 6
Basil	Apr 7 – Apr 21	May 19 – Jun 2	Jul 15

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North Aurora'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	May 18
1896	Apr 10
1897	May 31
1898	Apr 27
1899	Apr 16
1900	May 3
1901	Apr 21
1902	Apr 24
1903	May 1
1904	May 16
1905	Apr 23
1906	May 10
1907	May 21
1908	May 3
1909	May 11
1910	May 14
1911	May 5
1912	Apr 23
1913	May 11
1914	May 2
1915	Apr 17
1916	May 3
1917	May 23
1918	May 1
1919	Apr 26
1920	May 15
1921	May 16
1922	Apr 29
1923	May 9
1924	May 25
1925	May 25
1926	May 4
1927	Apr 24
1928	May 13
1929	May 21
1930	Apr 26
1932	Apr 28
1933	Apr 27
1934	May 26
1935	May 4
1936	Apr 23
1937	May 15
1938	May 13
1939	May 3
1940	May 4
1941	May 12
1942	Apr 20
1943	May 1
1944	Apr 29
1945	May 11
1946	Apr 27
1947	May 10
1948	May 8
1949	May 11
1950	Apr 28
1951	Apr 23
1952	May 11
1953	Apr 21
1954	May 7
1955	Apr 8
1956	Apr 30
1957	Apr 15
1958	Apr 30
1959	Apr 22
1960	Apr 18
1961	May 27
1962	Apr 20
1963	May 23
1964	Apr 9
1965	May 29
1966	May 11
1967	May 3
1968	May 6
1969	Apr 29
1970	Apr 10
1971	May 12
1972	Apr 26
1973	May 4
1974	Apr 24
1976	May 7
1977	May 8
1978	May 1
1979	May 1
1980	May 9
1981	May 12
1982	Apr 27
1983	May 9
1984	Apr 7
1985	Apr 10
1986	May 3
1987	Apr 9
1988	Apr 29
1989	May 10
1991	Apr 22
1992	May 28
1994	May 18
1996	Jun 7
1997	May 18
1998	Apr 18
1999	Apr 25
2000	Apr 22
2001	Apr 18
2002	May 21
2003	Apr 10
2005	May 3
2006	Apr 9
2007	Apr 15
2008	Apr 29
2009	Apr 13
2010	Apr 9
2011	Apr 21
2012	Apr 12
2013	Apr 21
2014	Apr 17
2015	Apr 25
2016	Apr 13
2017	Apr 12
2018	Apr 30
2019	Apr 29
2020	May 10
2021	Apr 22
2022	Apr 18
2023	Apr 28
2024	Apr 22
2025	Apr 9
2026	May 2

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1896	162
1897	150
1898	170
1899	163
1901	150
1902	172
1903	169
1904	143
1905	170
1906	152
1907	143
1908	148
1909	153
1910	161
1911	171
1912	159
1913	133
1914	175
1915	171
1916	135
1917	110
1918	143
1919	168
1920	139
1921	144
1922	171
1923	149
1924	128
1925	137
1926	169
1927	168
1928	133
1929	120
1930	154
1932	160
1933	164
1934	154
1935	146
1936	161
1937	134
1938	160
1939	150
1940	144
1941	167
1942	157
1943	147
1944	165
1945	144
1946	156
1947	142
1948	154
1949	135
1950	159
1951	157
1952	144
1953	168
1954	162
1955	193
1956	142
1957	178
1958	153
1959	172
1960	184
1961	127
1962	186
1963	159
1964	179
1965	128
1966	147
1967	160
1968	150
1969	167
1970	188
1971	147
1972	171
1974	150
1976	159
1977	157
1978	159
1979	161
1981	143
1982	176
1983	157
1984	175
1985	174
1987	176
1988	159
1989	136
1991	174
1992	123
1994	160
1996	124
1997	149
1998	178
1999	171
2000	166
2001	170
2003	173
2005	171
2006	185
2007	195
2008	180
2009	179
2010	202
2011	191
2012	176
2013	183
2014	184
2015	174
2016	212
2017	207
2018	165
2019	183
2020	166
2021	192
2022	179
2023	184
2024	212
2025	197

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1893	17.3 °C
1896	20.0 °C
1897	19.2 °C
1898	18.6 °C
1899	19.2 °C
1900	19.1 °C
1901	18.9 °C
1902	17.1 °C
1903	17.2 °C
1904	16.4 °C
1905	17.6 °C
1906	18.4 °C
1907	15.6 °C
1908	17.9 °C
1909	16.9 °C
1910	17.4 °C
1911	18.3 °C
1912	17.4 °C
1913	18.1 °C
1914	18.2 °C
1915	16.8 °C
1916	17.7 °C
1917	15.7 °C
1918	17.0 °C
1919	18.4 °C
1920	17.0 °C
1921	20.5 °C
1922	19.2 °C
1923	18.0 °C
1924	15.7 °C
1925	18.6 °C
1926	16.9 °C
1927	16.9 °C
1928	16.8 °C
1929	17.0 °C
1930	17.8 °C
1931	18.5 °C
1932	18.3 °C
1933	19.1 °C
1934	19.2 °C
1935	17.2 °C
1936	19.0 °C
1937	18.1 °C
1938	18.1 °C
1939	19.1 °C
1940	17.8 °C
1941	19.4 °C
1942	18.4 °C
1943	17.8 °C
1944	18.7 °C
1945	16.7 °C
1946	17.5 °C
1947	17.8 °C
1948	18.0 °C
1949	18.0 °C
1950	16.6 °C
1951	16.6 °C
1952	17.9 °C
1953	17.8 °C
1954	17.9 °C
1955	19.5 °C
1956	17.9 °C
1957	17.8 °C
1958	17.5 °C
1959	19.1 °C
1960	18.2 °C
1961	17.2 °C
1962	18.1 °C
1963	18.1 °C
1964	18.7 °C
1965	17.9 °C
1966	16.8 °C
1967	16.9 °C
1968	18.2 °C
1969	18.0 °C
1970	19.1 °C
1971	18.1 °C
1972	17.7 °C
1973	18.2 °C
1974	17.9 °C
1976	17.9 °C
1977	19.0 °C
1978	17.9 °C
1981	17.6 °C
1982	17.2 °C
1983	18.0 °C
1984	18.0 °C
1985	18.2 °C
1988	19.5 °C
1989	16.9 °C
1991	20.2 °C
1992	16.4 °C
1994	17.6 °C
1996	17.1 °C
1997	16.9 °C
1998	18.9 °C
1999	18.3 °C
2000	17.5 °C
2001	18.6 °C
2003	18.5 °C
2004	18.8 °C
2005	20.2 °C
2006	19.0 °C
2007	19.5 °C
2008	18.4 °C
2009	17.6 °C
2010	19.4 °C
2011	18.7 °C
2012	19.7 °C
2013	18.2 °C
2014	17.9 °C
2015	18.6 °C
2016	19.1 °C
2017	18.4 °C
2018	18.7 °C
2019	18.3 °C
2020	17.8 °C
2021	18.9 °C
2022	17.7 °C
2023	18.1 °C
2024	19.4 °C
2025	19.2 °C
2026	19.5 °C

What this means for you: Since 1893, North Aurora's last spring frost has come about 1 day earlier per decade, on average. The frost-free season has grown by about 3 days per decade. Year-to-year swings are large, so keep using the safe date rather than the trend.

Source: daily records from Aurora Water (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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