When to plant in Caruthersville, MO

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

Safe to plant out

Apr 9

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Mar 29

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Nov 8

1 year in 10 by Oct 19

Frost-free days

220

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Caruthersville · 0.7 km away · station 82 m, town 84 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 12 – Feb 26	Apr 9 – Apr 23	Jun 3
Sweet pepper	Jan 29 – Feb 12	Apr 9 – Apr 23	Jun 8
Lettuce (leaf)	Jan 25 – Feb 1	Mar 1 – Mar 15	Apr 10
Peas	—	Feb 21 – Mar 21	Apr 17
Bush beans	—	Apr 2 – Apr 23	May 22
Carrot	—	Mar 8 – Apr 19	May 7
Beet	—	Mar 5 – Apr 16	Apr 24
Potato	—	Mar 8 – Mar 29	May 17
Kale	Jan 18 – Feb 1	Mar 1 – Mar 15	Apr 13
Broccoli	Jan 18 – Feb 1	Mar 1 – Mar 22	Apr 30
Cucumber	Mar 12 – Mar 19	Apr 9 – Apr 23	May 29
Summer squash and zucchini	Mar 12 – Mar 19	Apr 9 – Apr 23	May 24
Winter squash	Mar 12 – Mar 19	Apr 9 – Apr 23	Jun 28
Sweet corn	—	Apr 2 – Apr 23	Jun 1
Onion (from sets)	—	Mar 1 – Mar 22	May 30
Garlic	—	Oct 25 – Nov 22 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Feb 21 – Mar 21	Mar 31
Basil	Feb 26 – Mar 12	Apr 9 – Apr 23	Jun 5

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Caruthersville'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
1899	Apr 4
1900	Apr 12
1901	Mar 21
1903	Mar 24
1904	Mar 28
1905	Apr 17
1906	Apr 1
1907	Apr 14
1908	Mar 21
1909	Apr 9
1910	Apr 25
1911	Apr 1
1912	Mar 25
1913	Mar 28
1914	Apr 10
1915	Apr 4
1916	Apr 9
1917	Mar 6
1918	Apr 9
1919	Mar 7
1920	Apr 13
1921	Mar 29
1922	Mar 4
1923	Apr 1
1924	Apr 2
1926	Apr 2
1927	Mar 4
1928	Mar 31
1929	Mar 10
1930	Mar 26
1931	Mar 18
1932	Mar 19
1933	Mar 20
1934	Mar 28
1935	Mar 7
1936	Apr 3
1937	Mar 29
1938	Apr 11
1939	Apr 12
1940	Apr 15
1941	Mar 29
1942	Apr 2
1943	Apr 15
1944	Apr 6
1945	Mar 7
1946	Mar 11
1947	Mar 28
1948	Mar 14
1949	Mar 19
1950	Apr 14
1952	Mar 23
1953	Apr 19
1954	Apr 1
1955	Mar 29
1956	Mar 25
1957	Apr 12
1958	Apr 8
1959	Mar 23
1960	Apr 4
1961	Mar 10
1962	Apr 3
1963	Mar 3
1964	Mar 31
1965	Mar 28
1966	Apr 7
1967	Mar 19
1968	Mar 25
1969	Apr 1
1970	Mar 28
1971	Apr 7
1972	Apr 9
1973	Apr 12
1974	Apr 9
1975	Mar 31
1976	Mar 18
1977	Mar 23
1978	Mar 19
1979	Mar 26
1980	Mar 19
1981	Mar 21
1988	Apr 15
1989	Apr 12
1990	Apr 13
1991	Mar 31
1992	Apr 4
1993	Apr 6
1994	Apr 8
1995	Apr 1
1996	Apr 10
1997	Mar 16
1998	Mar 21
1999	Mar 27
2000	Mar 11
2001	Apr 26
2002	Mar 27
2003	Mar 10
2004	Mar 30
2005	Mar 14
2006	Mar 28
2007	Apr 9
2026	Mar 18

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1899	178
1900	210
1904	208
1905	177
1906	191
1907	182
1908	205
1909	185
1910	185
1911	213
1912	222
1913	206
1914	200
1915	224
1916	194
1917	220
1918	217
1919	250
1920	198
1921	218
1922	261
1923	212
1924	230
1929	255
1930	218
1931	259
1932	226
1933	231
1934	228
1935	259
1936	214
1937	208
1938	195
1939	199
1940	205
1941	223
1942	206
1943	208
1944	231
1945	259
1946	265
1947	228
1948	253
1949	225
1950	204
1952	212
1953	200
1954	211
1955	219
1956	228
1957	198
1958	212
1959	227
1960	216
1961	243
1962	203
1963	244
1964	233
1965	245
1966	208
1967	229
1968	229
1969	217
1970	220
1971	213
1972	220
1973	211
1974	219
1975	227
1976	216
1977	203
1978	209
1979	229
1980	244
1981	216
1988	191
1989	190
1990	194
1991	188
1992	216
1993	205
1994	229
1995	216
1996	205
1998	228
1999	242
2000	211
2001	207
2002	233
2003	257
2004	238
2005	237
2006	219
2007	221

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1899	23.3 °C
1900	24.1 °C
1903	22.2 °C
1904	21.6 °C
1905	22.9 °C
1906	22.9 °C
1907	22.0 °C
1908	23.0 °C
1909	23.0 °C
1910	22.4 °C
1911	23.8 °C
1912	23.6 °C
1913	23.7 °C
1914	24.2 °C
1915	23.5 °C
1916	23.8 °C
1917	23.1 °C
1918	24.6 °C
1919	25.1 °C
1920	24.4 °C
1921	26.5 °C
1922	25.9 °C
1923	24.5 °C
1924	24.0 °C
1926	23.4 °C
1927	23.4 °C
1929	22.9 °C
1930	24.4 °C
1931	24.1 °C
1932	24.0 °C
1933	24.3 °C
1934	24.5 °C
1935	23.0 °C
1936	25.0 °C
1937	23.5 °C
1938	23.5 °C
1939	22.8 °C
1940	22.3 °C
1941	24.0 °C
1942	22.4 °C
1943	22.9 °C
1944	22.7 °C
1945	21.8 °C
1946	22.3 °C
1947	23.2 °C
1948	23.6 °C
1949	22.8 °C
1950	21.7 °C
1952	23.7 °C
1953	23.9 °C
1954	24.6 °C
1955	23.7 °C
1956	23.4 °C
1957	23.2 °C
1958	22.8 °C
1959	23.4 °C
1960	23.1 °C
1961	22.2 °C
1962	23.1 °C
1963	23.2 °C
1964	23.2 °C
1965	23.3 °C
1966	22.1 °C
1967	21.8 °C
1968	22.6 °C
1969	23.0 °C
1970	23.3 °C
1971	22.4 °C
1972	22.8 °C
1973	22.4 °C
1974	21.6 °C
1975	22.0 °C
1976	21.4 °C
1977	23.8 °C
1978	22.9 °C
1979	21.7 °C
1980	23.5 °C
1981	22.0 °C
1988	22.1 °C
1989	21.5 °C
1990	21.9 °C
1991	23.3 °C
1992	21.1 °C
1993	22.1 °C
1994	22.0 °C
1995	22.4 °C
1996	21.9 °C
1997	21.0 °C
1998	24.1 °C
1999	23.3 °C
2000	22.8 °C
2001	23.3 °C
2002	23.4 °C
2003	22.3 °C
2004	22.4 °C
2005	23.6 °C
2006	23.5 °C
2007	24.1 °C
2025	24.8 °C

What this means for you: Since 1899, Caruthersville's last spring frost has stayed at about the same time of year. The frost-free season has grown by about 1 days per decade. Year-to-year swings are large, so keep using the safe date rather than the trend.

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

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