When to plant in Albany, MO

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

Safe to plant out

Apr 26

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Apr 13

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Oct 19

1 year in 10 by Oct 7

Frost-free days

192

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Lexington 3e · 22.7 km away · station 252 m, town 224 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	Mar 1 – Mar 15	Apr 26 – May 10	Jun 20
Sweet pepper	Feb 15 – Mar 1	Apr 26 – May 10	Jun 25
Lettuce (leaf)	Feb 9 – Feb 16	Mar 16 – Mar 30	Apr 25
Peas	—	Mar 15 – Apr 12	May 9
Bush beans	—	Apr 19 – May 10	Jun 8
Carrot	—	Mar 25 – May 6	May 24
Beet	—	Mar 25 – May 6	May 14
Potato	—	Mar 25 – Apr 15	Jun 3
Kale	Feb 8 – Feb 22	Mar 22 – Apr 5	May 4
Broccoli	Feb 2 – Feb 16	Mar 16 – Apr 6	May 15
Cucumber	Mar 29 – Apr 5	Apr 26 – May 10	Jun 15
Summer squash and zucchini	Mar 29 – Apr 5	Apr 26 – May 10	Jun 10
Winter squash	Mar 29 – Apr 5	Apr 26 – May 10	Jul 15
Sweet corn	—	Apr 19 – May 10	Jun 18
Onion (from sets)	—	Mar 16 – Apr 6	Jun 14
Garlic	—	Oct 5 – Nov 2 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Mar 15 – Apr 12	Apr 22
Basil	Mar 15 – Mar 29	Apr 26 – May 10	Jun 22

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Albany'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	Apr 23
1895	Apr 3
1896	Apr 3
1897	Apr 11
1898	Apr 7
1899	Apr 16
1900	Apr 12
1901	Apr 18
1902	Apr 16
1903	Apr 30
1904	Apr 17
1905	Apr 17
1906	Apr 1
1907	May 4
1908	Apr 30
1909	May 1
1910	Apr 25
1911	Apr 9
1912	Apr 7
1913	Mar 28
1914	Apr 20
1915	Apr 3
1916	Apr 9
1917	Apr 9
1918	Apr 21
1919	Apr 1
1920	Apr 13
1921	Apr 17
1922	Apr 18
1923	Apr 16
1924	Apr 2
1925	Mar 30
1926	Apr 19
1927	Mar 28
1928	Apr 15
1929	Apr 1
1930	Apr 1
1931	Apr 5
1932	Mar 31
1933	Apr 14
1934	Apr 1
1935	Apr 16
1936	Apr 22
1937	Apr 6
1938	Apr 10
1939	Apr 13
1940	Apr 13
1941	Mar 29
1942	Apr 12
1943	Apr 19
1944	May 5
1945	Apr 6
1946	Mar 10
1947	Apr 7
1948	Apr 14
1949	Apr 16
1950	Apr 15
1953	Apr 21
1954	Apr 4
1955	Mar 29
1956	Apr 25
1957	Apr 14
1958	Apr 7
1959	Apr 10
1960	Apr 10
1961	Apr 17
1962	Apr 16
1963	Mar 22
1964	Apr 9
1965	Apr 28
1966	Apr 21
1967	Apr 24
1968	Apr 6
1969	Apr 1
1970	Apr 5
1971	Apr 6
1972	Apr 9
1973	Apr 13
1974	Apr 6
1975	Apr 12
1977	Apr 6
1978	Mar 26
1979	Apr 7
1980	Apr 14
1981	Mar 21
1982	Apr 21
1985	Apr 9
1986	Apr 23
1987	Apr 5
1988	Apr 16
1989	May 2
1990	Apr 18
1991	Mar 30
1992	May 7
1993	Apr 22
1994	Apr 8
1995	Apr 13
1996	Apr 30
1997	Apr 17
1998	Apr 5
1999	Mar 27
2000	Apr 13
2001	Apr 19
2002	Apr 6
2003	Apr 11
2006	Apr 4
2007	Apr 10
2008	Apr 15

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1893	174
1895	188
1896	203
1897	200
1898	192
1899	165
1900	202
1901	198
1902	194
1903	176
1904	188
1905	177
1906	191
1907	160
1908	161
1909	163
1910	185
1911	195
1913	205
1914	189
1915	188
1916	172
1917	181
1918	193
1919	198
1920	170
1921	174
1922	181
1923	187
1924	203
1925	193
1926	187
1927	222
1928	202
1929	216
1930	198
1931	214
1932	208
1933	193
1934	209
1935	172
1936	183
1937	190
1938	195
1939	183
1940	206
1941	212
1942	168
1943	178
1944	200
1948	186
1949	192
1950	202
1953	197
1954	195
1955	218
1956	196
1957	194
1958	224
1959	200
1960	192
1961	199
1962	191
1963	223
1964	182
1965	178
1966	177
1967	185
1968	201
1969	208
1970	209
1971	213
1972	192
1973	205
1974	213
1975	214
1977	217
1978	225
1979	208
1980	194
1981	215
1982	182
1985	208
1986	173
1987	180
1988	171
1989	144
1990	183
1992	162
1993	170
1994	199
1995	161
1996	175
1997	192
1998	214
1999	204
2000	176
2001	180
2002	192
2003	197
2007	204
2008	194

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1893	19.8 °C
1895	20.7 °C
1896	21.3 °C
1897	21.6 °C
1898	21.1 °C
1899	21.1 °C
1900	22.0 °C
1901	21.9 °C
1902	20.1 °C
1903	19.6 °C
1904	19.5 °C
1905	21.0 °C
1906	21.6 °C
1907	19.3 °C
1908	20.7 °C
1909	20.5 °C
1910	20.3 °C
1911	22.1 °C
1912	21.0 °C
1913	22.2 °C
1914	21.9 °C
1915	20.1 °C
1916	20.9 °C
1917	19.9 °C
1918	21.8 °C
1919	21.5 °C
1920	20.2 °C
1921	22.3 °C
1922	21.7 °C
1923	20.8 °C
1924	19.8 °C
1925	21.9 °C
1926	20.4 °C
1927	20.9 °C
1928	20.8 °C
1929	20.6 °C
1930	21.9 °C
1931	22.8 °C
1932	22.9 °C
1933	23.0 °C
1934	23.4 °C
1935	20.9 °C
1936	24.2 °C
1937	22.4 °C
1938	22.1 °C
1939	22.8 °C
1940	21.2 °C
1941	23.0 °C
1942	21.4 °C
1943	21.0 °C
1944	21.2 °C
1945	20.9 °C
1946	22.0 °C
1947	21.6 °C
1948	22.1 °C
1949	21.1 °C
1950	19.5 °C
1953	22.0 °C
1954	22.9 °C
1955	22.6 °C
1956	22.2 °C
1957	21.3 °C
1958	21.0 °C
1959	21.8 °C
1960	21.3 °C
1961	19.7 °C
1962	21.6 °C
1963	22.1 °C
1964	21.5 °C
1965	21.5 °C
1966	20.4 °C
1967	19.6 °C
1968	20.6 °C
1969	20.7 °C
1970	21.3 °C
1971	21.0 °C
1972	21.0 °C
1973	20.9 °C
1974	20.6 °C
1975	21.4 °C
1978	21.3 °C
1979	20.4 °C
1980	22.7 °C
1981	21.2 °C
1982	20.2 °C
1985	19.3 °C
1986	21.2 °C
1987	21.1 °C
1988	20.9 °C
1989	19.1 °C
1990	19.8 °C
1992	18.4 °C
1993	19.2 °C
1994	19.4 °C
1995	19.4 °C
1996	19.7 °C
1997	19.4 °C
1998	21.1 °C
1999	20.0 °C
2000	20.9 °C
2001	20.9 °C
2002	21.2 °C
2007	21.1 °C
2008	19.7 °C

What this means for you: Since 1893, Albany'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 Lexington 3e (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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