When to plant in Beloit, KS

Planting dates worked out from Beloit'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 5

Frost-free days

180

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Beloit · 0.6 km away · station 424 m, town 422 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 16 – Apr 13	May 10
Bush beans	—	Apr 25 – May 16	Jun 14
Carrot	—	Mar 28 – May 9	May 27
Beet	—	Mar 25 – May 6	May 14
Potato	—	Mar 28 – Apr 18	Jun 6
Kale	Feb 9 – Feb 23	Mar 23 – Apr 6	May 5
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 16 – Apr 13	Apr 23
Basil	Mar 21 – Apr 4	May 2 – May 16	Jun 28

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Beloit'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 18
1895	Apr 2
1896	Apr 9
1897	May 15
1898	May 7
1900	Apr 13
1901	May 9
1903	May 3
1904	Apr 17
1912	May 14
1913	Apr 26
1914	May 14
1915	Apr 3
1916	Apr 28
1917	May 6
1918	Apr 28
1919	Apr 17
1921	Apr 17
1922	Apr 18
1923	May 9
1924	May 24
1955	Apr 7
1956	Apr 29
1957	Apr 13
1958	Apr 29
1959	Apr 22
1960	Apr 5
1962	Apr 16
1963	May 1
1964	Apr 15
1965	Apr 28
1966	May 13
1967	May 2
1968	Apr 24
1969	Apr 19
1970	May 2
1971	Apr 7
1972	Apr 25
1973	Apr 16
1974	Apr 16
1975	Apr 12
1976	May 3
1977	Apr 25
1978	Apr 21
1979	May 11
1980	Apr 15
1981	May 10
1982	Apr 22
1983	Apr 18
1984	Apr 30
1985	Apr 8
1986	Apr 22
1987	Apr 6
1988	Apr 27
1989	May 6
1990	Apr 12
1991	Mar 30
1992	Apr 22
1993	Apr 16
1994	Apr 29
1995	Apr 27
1996	Apr 15
1997	Apr 14
1998	Apr 17
1999	Apr 16
2000	Apr 21
2001	Apr 18
2002	Apr 5
2003	Apr 10
2004	May 4
2005	May 4
2006	Apr 27
2008	Apr 27
2009	Apr 11
2010	Apr 8
2011	Apr 16
2012	Mar 11
2013	May 3
2014	May 2
2015	Apr 10
2016	Apr 12
2017	Apr 27
2018	Apr 19
2019	Apr 15
2020	Apr 18
2021	Apr 22
2022	Apr 26
2023	Apr 23
2024	Apr 13
2025	Apr 15
2026	Apr 19

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1894	114
1895	173
1896	184
1897	166
1898	164
1903	172
1912	130
1913	167
1914	165
1915	184
1916	153
1917	154
1918	144
1919	176
1921	165
1922	173
1923	157
1924	127
1955	190
1956	179
1957	194
1958	154
1959	169
1960	196
1962	191
1963	180
1964	172
1965	176
1966	149
1967	160
1968	186
1969	177
1970	159
1971	185
1972	157
1973	194
1974	181
1975	188
1976	165
1977	168
1978	166
1979	163
1980	186
1981	161
1982	172
1983	204
1984	151
1985	174
1986	174
1987	196
1988	183
1989	164
1990	180
1991	188
1992	176
1993	176
1994	178
1995	147
1996	185
1997	193
1998	206
1999	170
2000	167
2001	170
2002	191
2003	198
2004	182
2005	156
2006	168
2008	172
2009	181
2010	207
2011	186
2012	209
2013	168
2014	133
2015	201
2016	183
2017	182
2018	174
2019	178
2020	180
2021	190
2022	173
2023	175
2024	185
2025	197

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1894	21.2 °C
1895	22.1 °C
1896	21.1 °C
1897	21.9 °C
1898	20.9 °C
1903	19.3 °C
1911	22.0 °C
1912	20.3 °C
1913	22.2 °C
1914	22.2 °C
1915	19.5 °C
1916	20.6 °C
1917	20.4 °C
1918	21.6 °C
1919	21.4 °C
1921	22.5 °C
1922	22.5 °C
1923	21.0 °C
1924	20.5 °C
1955	22.7 °C
1956	22.6 °C
1957	20.1 °C
1958	20.4 °C
1959	21.4 °C
1960	21.2 °C
1962	21.0 °C
1963	22.2 °C
1964	22.0 °C
1965	20.9 °C
1966	20.9 °C
1967	20.3 °C
1968	20.8 °C
1969	21.4 °C
1970	22.5 °C
1971	21.4 °C
1972	20.1 °C
1973	20.1 °C
1974	20.5 °C
1975	20.6 °C
1976	20.8 °C
1977	21.3 °C
1978	21.1 °C
1979	20.1 °C
1980	21.9 °C
1981	20.5 °C
1982	19.5 °C
1983	21.1 °C
1984	20.5 °C
1985	20.9 °C
1986	21.7 °C
1987	21.6 °C
1988	22.3 °C
1989	20.8 °C
1990	21.2 °C
1991	22.4 °C
1992	19.6 °C
1993	19.7 °C
1994	21.1 °C
1995	19.9 °C
1996	20.8 °C
1997	20.4 °C
1998	22.1 °C
1999	20.7 °C
2000	22.4 °C
2001	21.9 °C
2002	21.8 °C
2003	20.6 °C
2004	20.4 °C
2005	21.5 °C
2006	21.5 °C
2008	19.9 °C
2009	20.1 °C
2010	21.9 °C
2011	21.5 °C
2012	22.6 °C
2013	20.3 °C
2014	20.5 °C
2015	21.2 °C
2016	21.4 °C
2017	20.8 °C
2018	20.9 °C
2019	20.8 °C
2020	20.0 °C
2021	21.0 °C
2022	21.3 °C
2023	21.5 °C
2024	21.5 °C
2025	20.9 °C
2026	22.5 °C

What this means for you: Since 1894, Beloit's last spring frost has come about 1 day earlier per decade, on average. The frost-free season has grown by about 2 days per decade. Year-to-year swings are large, so keep using the safe date rather than the trend.

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

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