When to plant in Cavalier, ND

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

Safe to plant out

May 29

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

May 14

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Sep 28

1 year in 10 by Sep 17

Frost-free days

136

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Cavalier 7nw · 9.6 km away · station 274 m, town 270 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	Apr 3 – Apr 17	May 29 – Jun 12	Jul 23
Sweet pepper	Mar 20 – Apr 3	May 29 – Jun 12	Jul 28
Lettuce (leaf)	Mar 19 – Mar 26	Apr 23 – May 7	Jun 2
Peas	—	Apr 23 – May 21	Jun 17
Bush beans	—	May 22 – Jun 12	Jul 11
Carrot	—	May 2 – Jun 13	Jul 1
Beet	—	May 2 – Jun 13	Jun 21
Potato	—	May 2 – May 23	Jul 11
Kale	Mar 19 – Apr 2	Apr 30 – May 14	Jun 12
Broccoli	Mar 12 – Mar 26	Apr 23 – May 14	Jun 22
Cucumber	May 1 – May 8	May 29 – Jun 12	Jul 18
Summer squash and zucchini	May 1 – May 8	May 29 – Jun 12	Jul 13
Winter squash	May 1 – May 8	May 29 – Jun 12	Aug 17
Sweet corn	—	May 22 – Jun 12	Jul 21
Onion (from sets)	—	Apr 23 – May 14	Jul 22
Garlic	—	Sep 14 – Oct 12 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Apr 23 – May 21	May 31
Basil	Apr 17 – May 1	May 29 – Jun 12	Jul 25

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Cavalier'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
1935	Jun 5
1936	Jun 2
1940	May 14
1941	May 16
1942	May 16
1943	May 13
1944	May 7
1945	May 29
1947	May 30
1948	May 10
1949	Jun 7
1950	May 7
1953	May 16
1954	May 9
1955	May 8
1956	May 24
1957	May 16
1958	May 6
1959	May 23
1960	May 8
1961	May 17
1962	May 9
1963	May 22
1964	Jun 1
1965	May 28
1966	May 14
1967	May 21
1968	May 19
1969	Jun 12
1970	May 26
1971	May 11
1972	Jun 20
1973	May 14
1974	May 15
1975	May 2
1978	May 2
1979	May 20
1980	May 15
1981	May 10
1982	May 9
1983	May 25
1984	May 28
1985	Jun 2
1986	May 7
1987	May 22
1988	May 16
1989	May 7
1990	May 19
1991	May 7
1992	May 24
1993	May 26
1994	May 13
1995	May 6
1996	May 12
1998	May 29
1999	May 9
2000	May 18
2001	Apr 24
2002	May 24
2003	May 20
2004	May 17
2005	May 16
2006	May 21
2007	Apr 26
2008	May 11
2009	Jun 6
2010	May 9
2011	May 2
2012	Apr 27
2013	May 13
2014	May 17
2015	May 31
2016	May 15
2017	May 1
2018	May 11
2019	May 31
2020	May 13
2021	May 28
2022	May 4
2023	Apr 26
2024	Apr 29
2025	Apr 30
2026	May 20

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1935	87
1940	118
1941	132
1942	125
1943	129
1944	146
1945	87
1947	107
1948	143
1949	99
1950	145
1953	128
1954	135
1955	125
1956	106
1957	125
1958	146
1959	114
1960	144
1961	128
1962	133
1963	155
1964	72
1965	114
1966	134
1967	125
1968	137
1969	102
1970	109
1971	132
1972	96
1973	124
1974	128
1978	157
1979	136
1980	134
1981	140
1982	109
1983	111
1984	109
1985	100
1986	128
1987	125
1988	140
1989	138
1990	126
1991	133
1992	120
1993	111
1994	135
1995	136
1996	139
1998	124
1999	133
2000	127
2001	151
2002	123
2003	127
2004	136
2005	142
2006	129
2007	169
2008	145
2010	145
2011	135
2012	139
2013	155
2014	139
2015	128
2016	146
2017	161
2018	140
2019	132
2020	127
2021	144
2022	154
2023	163
2024	168
2025	160

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1935	14.1 °C
1936	14.3 °C
1939	15.9 °C
1940	15.1 °C
1941	15.9 °C
1942	14.2 °C
1943	14.8 °C
1944	15.2 °C
1945	12.4 °C
1947	13.2 °C
1948	15.4 °C
1949	16.0 °C
1950	13.1 °C
1953	14.7 °C
1954	14.0 °C
1955	16.8 °C
1956	13.9 °C
1957	15.0 °C
1958	15.0 °C
1959	15.3 °C
1960	15.8 °C
1961	15.2 °C
1962	14.3 °C
1963	16.2 °C
1964	14.7 °C
1965	13.6 °C
1966	14.4 °C
1967	14.4 °C
1968	14.1 °C
1969	15.0 °C
1970	14.9 °C
1971	14.8 °C
1972	15.2 °C
1973	15.2 °C
1974	14.2 °C
1978	14.7 °C
1979	12.4 °C
1980	14.9 °C
1981	14.4 °C
1982	13.2 °C
1983	14.4 °C
1984	14.3 °C
1985	13.2 °C
1986	14.1 °C
1987	15.7 °C
1988	16.1 °C
1989	15.0 °C
1990	14.3 °C
1991	15.5 °C
1992	12.5 °C
1993	13.2 °C
1994	14.3 °C
1995	13.9 °C
1996	13.1 °C
1998	14.8 °C
1999	13.4 °C
2000	13.2 °C
2001	13.9 °C
2002	13.2 °C
2003	14.8 °C
2004	12.6 °C
2005	14.8 °C
2006	15.8 °C
2007	14.5 °C
2008	13.6 °C
2010	15.1 °C
2011	14.4 °C
2012	15.3 °C
2013	13.3 °C
2014	13.7 °C
2015	15.1 °C
2016	14.5 °C
2017	14.6 °C
2018	14.7 °C
2019	14.0 °C
2020	14.2 °C
2021	15.4 °C
2022	13.8 °C
2023	14.7 °C
2024	15.3 °C
2025	15.0 °C
2026	14.9 °C

What this means for you: Since 1935, Cavalier's last spring frost has come about 1 day earlier per decade, on average. The frost-free season has grown by about 4 days per decade. Year-to-year swings are large, so keep using the safe date rather than the trend.

Source: daily records from Cavalier 7nw (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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