When to plant in Caliente, NV

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

Safe to plant out

May 19

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Apr 26

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Oct 14

1 year in 10 by Sep 30

Frost-free days

170

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Caliente · 1.3 km away · station 1335 m, town 1343 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 24 – Apr 7	May 19 – Jun 2	Jul 13
Sweet pepper	Mar 10 – Mar 24	May 19 – Jun 2	Jul 18
Lettuce (leaf)	Feb 22 – Mar 1	Mar 29 – Apr 12	May 8
Peas	—	Mar 15 – Apr 12	May 9
Bush beans	—	May 12 – Jun 2	Jul 1
Carrot	—	Apr 5 – May 17	Jun 4
Beet	—	Mar 29 – May 10	May 18
Potato	—	Apr 5 – Apr 26	Jun 14
Kale	Feb 15 – Mar 1	Mar 29 – Apr 12	May 11
Broccoli	Feb 15 – Mar 1	Mar 29 – Apr 19	May 28
Cucumber	Apr 21 – Apr 28	May 19 – Jun 2	Jul 8
Summer squash and zucchini	Apr 21 – Apr 28	May 19 – Jun 2	Jul 3
Winter squash	Apr 21 – Apr 28	May 19 – Jun 2	Aug 7
Sweet corn	—	May 12 – Jun 2	Jul 11
Onion (from sets)	—	Mar 29 – Apr 19	Jun 27
Garlic	—	Sep 30 – Oct 28 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Mar 15 – Apr 12	Apr 22
Basil	Apr 7 – Apr 21	May 19 – Jun 2	Jul 15

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Caliente'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
1911	Apr 16
1912	May 14
1913	May 21
1914	May 8
1915	May 2
1932	Apr 30
1933	May 15
1934	May 2
1935	May 5
1936	Apr 12
1937	May 21
1939	Apr 18
1940	Apr 28
1941	Apr 22
1942	May 27
1943	May 17
1944	May 4
1945	Apr 27
1946	May 12
1947	Apr 24
1948	May 20
1949	Apr 11
1950	May 9
1951	May 2
1952	Apr 15
1953	May 29
1954	May 3
1955	May 16
1956	May 15
1957	May 20
1958	May 14
1959	May 20
1960	May 24
1961	May 12
1962	May 17
1963	May 12
1964	May 9
1965	May 10
1966	Apr 29
1967	May 14
1968	May 15
1970	May 3
1971	May 19
1972	May 22
1973	May 2
1974	May 20
1975	May 21
1976	May 1
1977	May 18
1978	May 26
1979	May 11
1980	May 27
1981	May 8
1982	May 12
1983	May 18
1984	Apr 29
1985	Apr 26
1986	May 5
1987	Apr 21
1988	May 8
1989	Apr 28
1990	Mar 21
1991	May 20
1992	Apr 20
1993	Apr 14
1994	Apr 29
1996	Apr 29
1997	Apr 13
1998	Apr 18
1999	May 4
2000	Apr 11
2001	Apr 11
2002	May 21
2009	Apr 27
2012	Apr 16
2013	May 3
2014	May 8
2015	Apr 27
2016	Apr 18
2017	May 19
2018	Apr 21
2019	Apr 13

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1911	167
1912	113
1913	125
1914	144
1915	162
1932	163
1933	153
1934	146
1935	163
1936	168
1937	136
1939	173
1940	158
1941	166
1942	114
1943	155
1944	149
1945	149
1946	147
1947	180
1948	128
1949	179
1950	145
1951	155
1952	182
1953	121
1954	150
1955	136
1956	150
1957	137
1958	133
1959	134
1960	140
1961	135
1962	156
1963	172
1964	162
1965	130
1966	157
1967	154
1968	129
1971	123
1972	156
1973	155
1974	130
1977	143
1979	162
1980	141
1981	158
1982	141
1983	149
1984	168
1985	167
1987	176
1989	171
1990	200
1991	157
1993	187
1994	169
1996	168
1997	182
1998	170
1999	165
2000	185
2001	195
2009	157
2014	171
2015	188
2016	168
2017	128
2018	177
2019	169

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1911	18.0 °C
1912	16.2 °C
1913	16.1 °C
1914	16.7 °C
1932	17.8 °C
1933	18.1 °C
1934	19.4 °C
1935	18.3 °C
1936	19.5 °C
1937	19.4 °C
1939	20.6 °C
1940	20.8 °C
1941	17.7 °C
1942	19.0 °C
1943	19.6 °C
1944	18.0 °C
1945	18.8 °C
1946	19.7 °C
1947	19.4 °C
1948	18.6 °C
1949	18.9 °C
1950	18.9 °C
1951	19.3 °C
1952	19.3 °C
1953	18.6 °C
1954	20.1 °C
1955	18.7 °C
1957	18.2 °C
1958	18.3 °C
1959	19.5 °C
1960	20.3 °C
1961	19.2 °C
1962	18.9 °C
1963	19.4 °C
1964	18.9 °C
1965	17.5 °C
1966	20.2 °C
1967	18.5 °C
1968	18.8 °C
1970	19.1 °C
1972	19.1 °C
1973	19.2 °C
1974	19.8 °C
1975	17.6 °C
1976	17.9 °C
1977	19.0 °C
1978	17.5 °C
1979	18.6 °C
1980	17.9 °C
1981	20.2 °C
1982	18.1 °C
1983	17.7 °C
1984	19.6 °C
1985	19.9 °C
1986	19.2 °C
1987	19.6 °C
1988	19.4 °C
1989	20.3 °C
1990	20.0 °C
1991	17.9 °C
1992	19.6 °C
1993	18.6 °C
1994	20.5 °C
1996	19.7 °C
1997	19.7 °C
1998	17.7 °C
1999	18.9 °C
2000	20.3 °C
2001	21.2 °C
2002	20.2 °C
2007	21.3 °C
2008	19.8 °C
2009	19.9 °C
2011	19.4 °C
2012	20.1 °C
2013	20.0 °C
2014	20.4 °C
2015	19.8 °C
2016	20.0 °C
2017	20.0 °C
2018	21.2 °C
2019	18.6 °C

What this means for you: Since 1911, Caliente's last spring frost has come about 1 day earlier per decade, on average. The frost-free season has grown by about 3 days per decade. Year-to-year swings are large, so keep using the safe date rather than the trend.

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

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