When to plant in Luverne, MN

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

Safe to plant out

May 16

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

May 2

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Oct 1

1 year in 10 by Sep 19

Frost-free days

152

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Rock Rapids · 25.3 km away · station 411 m, town 447 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 21 – Apr 4	May 16 – May 30	Jul 10
Sweet pepper	Mar 7 – Mar 21	May 16 – May 30	Jul 15
Lettuce (leaf)	Mar 4 – Mar 11	Apr 8 – Apr 22	May 18
Peas	—	Apr 8 – May 6	Jun 2
Bush beans	—	May 9 – May 30	Jun 28
Carrot	—	Apr 19 – May 31	Jun 18
Beet	—	Apr 19 – May 31	Jun 8
Potato	—	Apr 19 – May 10	Jun 28
Kale	Mar 4 – Mar 18	Apr 15 – Apr 29	May 28
Broccoli	Feb 25 – Mar 11	Apr 8 – Apr 29	Jun 7
Cucumber	Apr 18 – Apr 25	May 16 – May 30	Jul 5
Summer squash and zucchini	Apr 18 – Apr 25	May 16 – May 30	Jun 30
Winter squash	Apr 18 – Apr 25	May 16 – May 30	Aug 4
Sweet corn	—	May 9 – May 30	Jul 8
Onion (from sets)	—	Apr 8 – Apr 29	Jul 7
Garlic	—	Sep 17 – Oct 15 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Apr 8 – May 6	May 16
Basil	Apr 4 – Apr 18	May 16 – May 30	Jul 12

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Luverne'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 20
1895	Jul 9
1897	May 30
1904	Apr 27
1905	May 8
1907	May 27
1908	May 9
1909	May 10
1911	May 4
1912	May 16
1915	Jun 9
1916	May 18
1917	May 23
1918	Apr 30
1919	May 6
1920	May 14
1921	May 16
1922	Apr 28
1923	May 12
1924	May 24
1925	May 25
1926	May 14
1927	Apr 24
1928	May 12
1929	May 16
1930	May 24
1931	May 22
1932	Apr 27
1933	Apr 27
1934	Apr 27
1935	May 5
1936	Apr 29
1937	May 14
1938	Apr 29
1939	Apr 21
1940	May 3
1941	Apr 24
1942	May 15
1943	May 13
1944	May 6
1945	May 15
1946	May 12
1947	May 29
1948	Apr 12
1949	Apr 24
1950	May 7
1951	Apr 26
1952	Apr 24
1953	May 14
1954	May 10
1955	Apr 8
1956	May 4
1957	May 5
1958	Apr 29
1959	May 15
1960	May 8
1961	May 2
1962	Apr 19
1963	May 23
1964	Apr 22
1965	May 27
1966	May 10
1967	May 20
1968	May 11
1969	May 12
1970	May 3
1971	May 12
1972	Apr 25
1973	May 17
1974	May 6
1975	May 1
1976	May 6
1977	Apr 7
1978	May 2
1979	May 4
1980	May 9
1981	May 11
1982	May 1
1983	May 16
1984	May 1
1985	Apr 10
1986	Apr 22
1987	Apr 23
1988	Apr 28
1989	May 7
1990	May 2
1991	May 8
1992	Apr 28
1993	Apr 26
1994	May 2
1995	May 2
1996	Apr 30
1997	May 16
1998	Apr 19
1999	Apr 19
2000	Jun 5
2001	Apr 24
2002	May 19
2003	Apr 23
2004	May 15
2005	May 4
2006	Apr 9
2007	Apr 16
2008	Apr 30
2009	Apr 28
2010	May 9
2011	May 3
2012	Apr 24
2013	May 12
2014	May 17
2015	Apr 23
2016	May 14
2017	May 2
2018	Apr 25
2019	Apr 28
2020	Apr 22
2021	May 11
2022	May 4
2023	May 3
2024	Apr 21
2025	Apr 20
2026	May 6

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1894	112
1895	59
1904	146
1905	153
1907	120
1909	154
1911	156
1912	132
1915	103
1916	119
1917	126
1918	138
1919	156
1920	138
1921	139
1922	163
1923	145
1924	126
1925	136
1926	133
1927	148
1928	133
1929	124
1930	126
1931	147
1932	154
1933	163
1934	141
1935	144
1936	160
1937	124
1938	176
1939	156
1940	131
1941	156
1942	131
1943	126
1944	155
1945	136
1946	139
1947	115
1948	180
1949	142
1950	148
1951	154
1952	151
1953	138
1954	134
1955	155
1956	148
1957	165
1958	151
1959	145
1960	160
1961	145
1962	153
1963	158
1964	169
1965	119
1966	143
1967	126
1968	145
1969	148
1970	158
1971	129
1972	157
1975	146
1976	144
1977	178
1978	157
1979	152
1980	146
1981	143
1982	142
1983	127
1984	146
1985	166
1986	166
1987	162
1988	158
1989	138
1990	143
1991	133
1992	152
1993	141
1994	174
1995	142
1996	155
1997	150
1998	164
1999	154
2000	107
2001	152
2002	140
2003	154
2004	139
2005	155
2006	163
2007	151
2008	166
2009	161
2010	146
2011	134
2012	151
2013	153
2014	139
2015	175
2016	151
2017	160
2018	161
2019	165
2020	162
2021	158
2022	146
2023	156
2024	168
2025	184

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1894	19.3 °C
1895	18.0 °C
1896	16.7 °C
1897	17.0 °C
1904	16.2 °C
1905	17.3 °C
1907	15.0 °C
1908	17.6 °C
1909	17.1 °C
1911	18.5 °C
1912	16.7 °C
1914	17.9 °C
1915	15.8 °C
1916	17.3 °C
1917	16.0 °C
1918	17.1 °C
1919	17.6 °C
1920	16.3 °C
1921	18.8 °C
1922	18.2 °C
1923	17.6 °C
1924	15.8 °C
1925	18.8 °C
1926	17.9 °C
1927	16.2 °C
1928	16.1 °C
1929	16.6 °C
1930	18.0 °C
1931	19.2 °C
1932	18.0 °C
1933	18.3 °C
1934	18.6 °C
1935	17.4 °C
1936	19.6 °C
1937	18.3 °C
1938	18.4 °C
1939	18.8 °C
1940	17.9 °C
1941	19.0 °C
1942	17.1 °C
1943	17.2 °C
1944	17.3 °C
1945	16.1 °C
1946	17.4 °C
1947	17.5 °C
1948	18.4 °C
1949	18.0 °C
1950	15.5 °C
1951	15.7 °C
1952	18.0 °C
1953	17.5 °C
1954	17.8 °C
1955	19.8 °C
1956	17.7 °C
1957	17.4 °C
1958	17.9 °C
1959	18.5 °C
1960	17.6 °C
1961	16.8 °C
1962	17.4 °C
1963	19.0 °C
1964	18.2 °C
1965	17.1 °C
1966	17.1 °C
1967	16.8 °C
1968	17.8 °C
1970	17.8 °C
1971	17.4 °C
1972	16.8 °C
1973	17.5 °C
1975	16.8 °C
1976	18.7 °C
1977	19.3 °C
1978	18.2 °C
1979	17.1 °C
1980	18.2 °C
1981	18.0 °C
1982	17.0 °C
1983	17.5 °C
1984	16.9 °C
1985	17.1 °C
1986	17.9 °C
1987	18.8 °C
1988	19.0 °C
1989	17.3 °C
1990	17.2 °C
1991	18.0 °C
1992	15.2 °C
1993	15.5 °C
1994	17.3 °C
1995	16.6 °C
1996	16.1 °C
1997	16.9 °C
1998	18.3 °C
1999	17.5 °C
2000	17.3 °C
2001	18.0 °C
2002	18.1 °C
2003	17.3 °C
2004	17.1 °C
2005	18.6 °C
2006	18.1 °C
2007	18.5 °C
2008	17.0 °C
2009	16.5 °C
2010	18.4 °C
2011	17.2 °C
2012	19.1 °C
2013	16.6 °C
2014	16.6 °C
2015	17.8 °C
2016	18.1 °C
2017	17.6 °C
2018	17.7 °C
2019	17.3 °C
2020	17.7 °C
2021	18.1 °C
2022	17.4 °C
2023	18.3 °C
2024	18.1 °C
2025	18.3 °C
2026	18.5 °C

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

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