When to plant in Auburn, KY

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

Safe to plant out

Apr 25

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Apr 8

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Oct 27

1 year in 10 by Oct 17

Frost-free days

203

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Russellville · 15.9 km away · station 174 m, town 195 m. How we match towns to stations

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Planting dates for common crops

Crop	Start indoors	Plant out or sow	Harvest from
Tomato	Feb 28 – Mar 14	Apr 25 – May 9	Jun 19
Sweet pepper	Feb 14 – Feb 28	Apr 25 – May 9	Jun 24
Lettuce (leaf)	Feb 4 – Feb 11	Mar 11 – Mar 25	Apr 20
Peas	—	Mar 1 – Mar 29	Apr 25
Bush beans	—	Apr 18 – May 9	Jun 7
Carrot	—	Mar 18 – Apr 29	May 17
Beet	—	Mar 14 – Apr 25	May 3
Potato	—	Mar 18 – Apr 8	May 27
Kale	Jan 28 – Feb 11	Mar 11 – Mar 25	Apr 23
Broccoli	Jan 28 – Feb 11	Mar 11 – Apr 1	May 10
Cucumber	Mar 28 – Apr 4	Apr 25 – May 9	Jun 14
Summer squash and zucchini	Mar 28 – Apr 4	Apr 25 – May 9	Jun 9
Winter squash	Mar 28 – Apr 4	Apr 25 – May 9	Jul 14
Sweet corn	—	Apr 18 – May 9	Jun 17
Onion (from sets)	—	Mar 11 – Apr 1	Jun 9
Garlic	—	Oct 13 – Nov 10 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Mar 1 – Mar 29	Apr 8
Basil	Mar 14 – Mar 28	Apr 25 – May 9	Jun 21

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Auburn'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	Apr 13
1895	Apr 4
1896	Apr 7
1897	Apr 10
1898	Apr 7
1918	Apr 13
1920	Apr 14
1921	Apr 18
1922	Apr 23
1923	Apr 18
1924	Apr 3
1925	Apr 1
1927	Apr 24
1928	Apr 16
1929	Mar 17
1931	Apr 28
1932	Apr 16
1933	Apr 12
1935	Mar 18
1936	Apr 19
1937	Apr 10
1938	Apr 10
1939	Apr 13
1940	Apr 20
1941	Mar 31
1942	Apr 13
1943	Apr 20
1944	May 7
1945	Apr 20
1946	Mar 12
1947	Apr 17
1948	Apr 3
1949	Apr 19
1950	Apr 15
1951	Apr 23
1952	Apr 7
1953	Apr 20
1954	May 10
1955	Apr 9
1956	Apr 21
1957	Apr 15
1958	Apr 12
1959	Apr 23
1960	May 2
1961	Apr 29
1962	Apr 16
1963	May 2
1964	Apr 10
1965	Mar 28
1966	May 10
1967	Mar 23
1968	May 6
1969	Apr 20
1970	Apr 15
1971	May 4
1972	Apr 9
1973	Apr 14
1974	Apr 26
1975	Apr 16
1976	May 4
1977	Mar 24
1978	Apr 22
1996	Apr 26
1998	Apr 6
1999	Mar 28
2000	Apr 10
2001	Apr 18
2002	Apr 6
2003	Mar 31
2004	Apr 6
2005	Mar 21
2006	Apr 9
2010	Mar 29
2011	Mar 29
2012	Apr 13
2013	Apr 25
2015	Apr 5
2016	Apr 3
2017	Mar 20
2018	Apr 20
2019	Apr 4
2020	May 9
2021	Apr 22
2022	Apr 19
2023	Apr 25
2024	Apr 22
2025	Apr 11
2026	Mar 29

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1894	206
1895	179
1896	193
1897	202
1921	177
1922	175
1923	184
1924	180
1925	201
1927	195
1928	160
1931	172
1932	173
1935	202
1937	187
1938	196
1939	184
1940	179
1941	208
1943	179
1944	172
1945	172
1946	245
1947	204
1948	197
1950	202
1951	168
1952	182
1953	170
1954	161
1955	198
1956	201
1957	179
1958	190
1959	178
1960	171
1961	168
1962	190
1963	180
1964	182
1965	180
1966	149
1967	189
1968	151
1969	180
1970	184
1971	183
1973	185
1974	159
1976	166
1977	201
1978	175
1998	199
1999	210
2000	180
2001	182
2002	209
2003	222
2004	222
2006	187
2010	213
2011	206
2012	200
2013	182
2015	195
2016	220
2017	223
2018	183
2019	210
2020	160
2021	194
2022	163
2023	188
2024	177
2025	192

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1894	22.5 °C
1895	22.4 °C
1896	23.3 °C
1897	22.3 °C
1898	23.1 °C
1918	21.1 °C
1921	23.1 °C
1922	22.4 °C
1923	21.0 °C
1924	20.7 °C
1925	23.4 °C
1926	21.8 °C
1927	21.2 °C
1928	20.5 °C
1929	21.6 °C
1931	21.5 °C
1932	21.0 °C
1933	21.9 °C
1935	21.2 °C
1938	21.7 °C
1940	20.7 °C
1941	22.8 °C
1942	21.5 °C
1943	22.5 °C
1944	22.2 °C
1945	21.5 °C
1946	21.4 °C
1947	21.1 °C
1948	22.3 °C
1950	21.0 °C
1951	21.7 °C
1952	22.7 °C
1953	22.2 °C
1954	22.4 °C
1955	22.3 °C
1956	21.5 °C
1957	21.8 °C
1958	21.0 °C
1959	22.0 °C
1960	21.6 °C
1961	20.4 °C
1962	21.6 °C
1963	21.0 °C
1964	22.2 °C
1965	21.7 °C
1966	20.5 °C
1967	19.6 °C
1968	20.6 °C
1969	21.3 °C
1970	21.6 °C
1971	20.6 °C
1972	20.9 °C
1973	20.9 °C
1974	19.8 °C
1976	19.4 °C
1977	22.0 °C
1978	21.6 °C
1980	21.6 °C
1996	20.3 °C
1998	22.2 °C
1999	22.1 °C
2000	21.4 °C
2001	21.7 °C
2002	22.1 °C
2003	20.8 °C
2004	21.2 °C
2005	21.6 °C
2006	21.3 °C
2010	22.9 °C
2011	21.9 °C
2012	21.9 °C
2013	20.7 °C
2015	21.8 °C
2016	22.4 °C
2017	21.6 °C
2018	22.3 °C
2019	21.7 °C
2020	20.3 °C
2021	20.5 °C
2022	20.6 °C
2023	20.2 °C
2024	21.2 °C
2025	21.3 °C
2026	22.6 °C

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

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