When to plant in Nevada, MO

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

Safe to plant out

Apr 20

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Apr 5

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Oct 26

1 year in 10 by Oct 10

Frost-free days

205

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Nevada Wtp · 1.7 km away · station 266 m, town 266 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 23 – Mar 9	Apr 20 – May 4	Jun 14
Sweet pepper	Feb 9 – Feb 23	Apr 20 – May 4	Jun 19
Lettuce (leaf)	Feb 1 – Feb 8	Mar 8 – Mar 22	Apr 17
Peas	—	Mar 7 – Apr 4	May 1
Bush beans	—	Apr 13 – May 4	Jun 2
Carrot	—	Mar 17 – Apr 28	May 16
Beet	—	Mar 17 – Apr 28	May 6
Potato	—	Mar 17 – Apr 7	May 26
Kale	Jan 31 – Feb 14	Mar 14 – Mar 28	Apr 26
Broccoli	Jan 25 – Feb 8	Mar 8 – Mar 29	May 7
Cucumber	Mar 23 – Mar 30	Apr 20 – May 4	Jun 9
Summer squash and zucchini	Mar 23 – Mar 30	Apr 20 – May 4	Jun 4
Winter squash	Mar 23 – Mar 30	Apr 20 – May 4	Jul 9
Sweet corn	—	Apr 13 – May 4	Jun 12
Onion (from sets)	—	Mar 8 – Mar 29	Jun 6
Garlic	—	Oct 12 – Nov 9 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Mar 7 – Apr 4	Apr 14
Basil	Mar 9 – Mar 23	Apr 20 – May 4	Jun 16

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Nevada'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
1898	Apr 7
1900	May 3
1901	Apr 18
1902	Apr 1
1916	Apr 9
1917	Apr 9
1919	Apr 26
1920	Apr 13
1921	Apr 18
1922	Apr 18
1923	Apr 9
1924	Apr 1
1925	Mar 30
1926	Apr 19
1927	Apr 22
1928	Apr 15
1929	Apr 1
1930	Mar 30
1931	Apr 27
1932	Mar 31
1933	Apr 11
1934	Mar 31
1935	Apr 15
1936	Apr 22
1937	Apr 11
1938	Apr 10
1939	Apr 12
1940	Apr 13
1941	Mar 29
1942	Mar 31
1943	Apr 20
1944	May 6
1945	Apr 5
1946	Apr 12
1947	Mar 30
1948	Apr 14
1949	Apr 16
1950	Apr 15
1951	Apr 16
1952	Apr 15
1953	Apr 20
1954	Apr 3
1955	Mar 29
1956	Apr 24
1957	Apr 13
1958	Mar 31
1959	Apr 22
1960	May 12
1961	May 2
1962	Apr 18
1963	May 1
1964	Apr 14
1965	Apr 29
1966	May 2
1967	May 2
1968	Apr 24
1969	Mar 31
1970	Apr 14
1971	May 3
1972	Apr 25
1973	Apr 13
1974	Apr 15
1975	Apr 20
1976	May 3
1977	Apr 6
1978	Apr 21
1979	Apr 28
1980	Apr 15
1981	May 11
1982	Apr 23
1983	Apr 15
1984	Apr 18
1985	Apr 9
1986	Apr 22
1987	Apr 5
1988	Apr 19
1989	May 8
1990	Apr 15
1991	Apr 24
1992	Apr 4
1993	Apr 22
1994	Apr 8
1996	Apr 8
1997	Apr 14
1998	Mar 21
1999	Mar 26
2000	Apr 8
2001	Mar 27
2002	Apr 5
2003	Apr 10
2004	Mar 31
2005	Mar 21
2006	Mar 25
2007	Apr 15
2008	Apr 15
2009	Apr 8
2010	Mar 23
2011	Mar 28
2012	Mar 10
2013	May 3
2014	Apr 16
2015	Apr 5
2016	Apr 3
2017	Mar 16
2018	Apr 17
2019	Apr 1
2020	Apr 19
2021	Apr 23
2022	Apr 10
2023	Apr 24
2024	Mar 28
2025	Apr 9
2026	Mar 18

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1898	194
1916	172
1917	181
1919	173
1920	198
1921	176
1922	181
1923	197
1924	204
1925	193
1926	188
1927	197
1928	201
1929	206
1930	200
1931	191
1932	188
1933	196
1934	210
1935	173
1936	184
1937	185
1938	195
1939	198
1940	165
1941	212
1942	179
1943	178
1944	187
1945	186
1946	182
1947	222
1948	185
1949	197
1950	202
1951	197
1952	174
1953	199
1954	209
1955	208
1956	198
1957	188
1958	183
1959	169
1960	160
1961	170
1962	188
1963	180
1964	173
1965	165
1966	156
1967	148
1968	162
1969	196
1970	184
1971	159
1972	176
1973	205
1974	182
1975	181
1976	157
1977	188
1978	168
1979	159
1980	179
1981	160
1982	173
1983	158
1984	164
1985	174
1986	201
1987	180
1988	175
1989	138
1990	161
1991	164
1992	195
1993	170
1994	199
1996	197
1997	195
1998	243
1999	211
2000	181
2001	213
2002	209
2003	209
2004	226
2005	217
2006	201
2007	200
2008	194
2009	231
2010	219
2011	205
2012	230
2013	174
2014	198
2015	207
2016	229
2017	225
2018	181
2019	208
2020	190
2021	203
2022	190
2023	188
2024	201
2025	206

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1898	20.9 °C
1901	23.8 °C
1916	21.9 °C
1917	20.2 °C
1919	21.2 °C
1920	20.3 °C
1921	21.9 °C
1922	21.5 °C
1923	21.4 °C
1924	19.9 °C
1925	22.1 °C
1926	20.8 °C
1927	20.8 °C
1928	20.4 °C
1929	21.1 °C
1930	22.2 °C
1931	21.7 °C
1932	21.9 °C
1933	22.1 °C
1934	23.4 °C
1935	20.7 °C
1936	24.7 °C
1937	22.6 °C
1938	22.9 °C
1939	23.0 °C
1940	21.3 °C
1941	23.0 °C
1942	21.6 °C
1943	22.2 °C
1944	22.1 °C
1945	21.1 °C
1946	22.5 °C
1947	22.4 °C
1948	22.3 °C
1949	21.6 °C
1950	20.1 °C
1951	20.5 °C
1952	22.8 °C
1953	23.2 °C
1954	25.1 °C
1955	23.3 °C
1956	23.3 °C
1957	22.3 °C
1958	21.4 °C
1959	22.0 °C
1960	21.6 °C
1961	20.1 °C
1962	21.6 °C
1963	22.8 °C
1964	22.0 °C
1965	21.9 °C
1966	20.6 °C
1967	20.3 °C
1968	20.7 °C
1969	21.8 °C
1970	22.4 °C
1971	21.3 °C
1972	21.9 °C
1973	21.1 °C
1974	20.9 °C
1975	21.8 °C
1976	21.0 °C
1977	22.9 °C
1978	22.7 °C
1979	20.7 °C
1980	23.5 °C
1981	22.0 °C
1982	21.0 °C
1983	21.1 °C
1984	21.0 °C
1985	21.0 °C
1986	22.5 °C
1987	21.9 °C
1988	21.6 °C
1989	19.4 °C
1990	20.6 °C
1991	21.9 °C
1992	19.2 °C
1993	20.2 °C
1994	20.5 °C
1996	20.8 °C
1997	20.3 °C
1998	22.7 °C
1999	21.2 °C
2000	22.0 °C
2001	22.4 °C
2002	22.0 °C
2003	21.5 °C
2004	20.7 °C
2005	22.2 °C
2006	22.8 °C
2007	22.1 °C
2008	20.8 °C
2009	20.5 °C
2010	23.0 °C
2011	22.5 °C
2012	23.2 °C
2013	20.7 °C
2014	21.1 °C
2015	21.8 °C
2016	21.8 °C
2017	20.9 °C
2018	21.7 °C
2019	21.2 °C
2020	20.9 °C
2021	21.2 °C
2022	21.9 °C
2023	22.1 °C
2024	22.2 °C
2025	21.6 °C
2026	23.4 °C

What this means for you: Since 1898, Nevada'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 Nevada Wtp (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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