When to plant in Cuba, NY

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

Last spring frost

Early · riskyMay 99 years in 10 still get a later frost
TypicalMay 20about half of years get a later frost
Safe to plant outMay 311 year in 10 gets a later frost

Hardy crops like peas and spinach are timed from the typical date. Wait for the safe date before planting out tomatoes, peppers and squash.

First fall frost

EarlySep 191 year in 10 has frost by then
TypicalOct 3about half of years have had frost
LateOct 169 years in 10 have had frost by then

A typical year has 138 frost-free days. Plan for tender crops to be ripe by the early date.

Station used: Franklinville · 19.9 km away · station 485 m, town 456 m. How we match towns to stations

This season

Plan your garden.

Build my Cuba plan

Planting dates for common crops

Crop	Start indoors	Plant out or sow	Harvest from
Tomato	Apr 5 – Apr 19	May 31 – Jun 14	Jul 25
Sweet pepper	Mar 22 – Apr 5	May 31 – Jun 14	Jul 30
Lettuce (leaf)	Mar 18 – Mar 25	Apr 22 – May 6	Jun 1
Peas	—	Apr 17 – May 15	Jun 11
Bush beans	—	May 24 – Jun 14	Jul 13
Carrot	—	Apr 29 – Jun 10	Jun 28
Beet	—	Apr 25 – Jun 6	Jun 14
Potato	—	Apr 29 – May 20	Jul 8
Kale	Mar 13 – Mar 27	Apr 24 – May 8	Jun 6
Broccoli	Mar 11 – Mar 25	Apr 22 – May 13	Jun 21
Cucumber	May 3 – May 10	May 31 – Jun 14	Jul 20
Summer squash and zucchini	May 3 – May 10	May 31 – Jun 14	Jul 15
Winter squash	May 3 – May 10	May 31 – Jun 14	Aug 19
Sweet corn	—	May 24 – Jun 14	Jul 23
Onion (from sets)	—	Apr 22 – May 13	Jul 21
Garlic	—	Sep 19 – Oct 17 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Apr 17 – May 15	May 25
Basil	Apr 19 – May 3	May 31 – Jun 14	Jul 27

Plan all 65 crops for Cuba

Cuba'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

See the data as a table

Year	Last spring frost
1897	Jun 21
1898	Jul 11
1899	May 23
1900	May 20
1901	Jun 10
1902	Jun 9
1903	May 31
1904	May 17
1905	May 24
1906	Jun 12
1907	Jun 3
1908	May 5
1910	Jun 7
1932	Jun 24
1933	Jun 15
1934	May 27
1935	May 25
1936	Jun 22
1937	May 21
1938	May 25
1939	May 14
1940	May 19
1941	Jun 11
1942	May 11
1943	May 15
1953	May 29
1954	May 27
1955	May 21
1956	May 29
1957	May 29
1958	Jun 7
1959	May 16
1960	Jun 9
1961	May 30
1962	May 27
1963	May 25
1964	Jun 5
1965	Jul 1
1966	Jun 3
1967	Jun 1
1968	May 26
1969	May 27
1970	May 7
1971	May 29
1972	Jun 12
1973	May 20
1974	May 28
1975	May 14
1976	May 24
1977	May 16
1978	May 11
1979	Jun 26
1980	Jun 12
1981	May 21
1982	May 16
1984	May 18
1985	May 29
1986	Jun 4
1987	May 14
1988	Jun 11
1989	May 29
1990	Jun 5
1991	May 6
1992	May 30
1993	May 31
1994	May 28
1995	May 9
1996	Jun 1
1997	May 28
1998	Apr 30
1999	May 13
2000	May 17
2001	May 31
2002	May 25
2003	Jun 2
2004	Jun 12
2005	May 21
2006	May 25
2007	May 19
2008	May 29
2009	May 20
2010	May 13
2011	May 9
2012	May 18
2013	May 27
2014	May 19
2015	May 24
2016	May 20
2017	May 10
2018	May 1
2019	May 15
2020	May 14
2021	May 14
2022	Apr 29
2024	Apr 26
2025	Jun 2
2026	May 13

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

See the data as a table

Year	Frost-free days
1897	91
1898	61
1899	109
1900	121
1901	101
1902	97
1903	96
1904	127
1905	112
1906	117
1907	119
1908	132
1932	75
1933	87
1934	94
1935	107
1936	99
1937	119
1938	103
1939	126
1940	96
1941	76
1942	132
1943	119
1953	108
1954	132
1955	114
1956	114
1957	84
1958	113
1959	120
1960	114
1961	109
1962	101
1963	92
1964	99
1965	18
1966	104
1967	101
1968	96
1969	114
1970	150
1971	131
1972	102
1974	117
1975	122
1976	104
1977	147
1978	137
1979	74
1980	106
1981	130
1982	103
1984	134
1985	106
1986	95
1987	142
1988	71
1989	118
1990	104
1991	138
1992	116
1993	111
1994	127
1995	124
1996	124
1997	126
1998	146
1999	146
2001	107
2002	135
2003	121
2004	114
2005	151
2006	133
2007	162
2008	127
2009	144
2010	149
2011	149
2012	142
2013	113
2014	138
2015	143
2016	142
2017	143
2018	169
2019	142
2020	127
2021	157
2022	158
2025	128

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

See the data as a table

Year	Growing-season temperature
1897	14.4 °C
1898	15.6 °C
1899	15.0 °C
1900	16.0 °C
1901	15.5 °C
1902	14.4 °C
1903	14.3 °C
1904	14.2 °C
1905	14.8 °C
1906	15.4 °C
1907	13.1 °C
1908	15.3 °C
1909	14.6 °C
1910	15.0 °C
1932	14.4 °C
1933	15.8 °C
1934	16.2 °C
1935	13.8 °C
1936	14.7 °C
1937	14.4 °C
1938	14.3 °C
1939	15.0 °C
1940	14.0 °C
1941	14.5 °C
1942	15.8 °C
1943	14.8 °C
1953	14.8 °C
1954	14.8 °C
1955	16.1 °C
1956	13.7 °C
1957	14.7 °C
1958	13.8 °C
1959	15.8 °C
1960	14.7 °C
1961	14.4 °C
1962	14.0 °C
1963	12.9 °C
1964	14.8 °C
1965	13.9 °C
1966	13.4 °C
1967	13.5 °C
1968	14.7 °C
1969	14.7 °C
1970	15.6 °C
1971	14.5 °C
1972	13.9 °C
1974	13.4 °C
1975	13.6 °C
1976	13.6 °C
1977	14.5 °C
1978	12.9 °C
1979	12.5 °C
1980	13.3 °C
1981	13.4 °C
1982	13.3 °C
1983	13.7 °C
1984	13.6 °C
1985	13.6 °C
1986	13.9 °C
1987	15.0 °C
1988	13.2 °C
1989	13.6 °C
1990	14.1 °C
1991	15.3 °C
1992	13.2 °C
1993	14.3 °C
1994	14.0 °C
1995	14.4 °C
1996	14.2 °C
1997	13.1 °C
1998	15.4 °C
1999	15.1 °C
2000	14.0 °C
2001	14.5 °C
2002	14.9 °C
2003	14.1 °C
2004	14.7 °C
2005	15.2 °C
2006	14.7 °C
2007	14.4 °C
2008	14.5 °C
2009	14.1 °C
2010	15.7 °C
2011	15.8 °C
2012	15.2 °C
2013	14.4 °C
2014	14.4 °C
2015	15.2 °C
2016	15.0 °C
2017	15.2 °C
2018	16.0 °C
2019	15.3 °C
2020	15.6 °C
2021	15.9 °C
2022	16.5 °C
2025	15.3 °C
2026	15.3 °C

What this means for you: Since 1897, Cuba's last spring frost has come about 2 days 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 Franklinville (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

Nearby towns

Friendship Weston Mills Bolivar (near Friendship)Westons Mills Franklinville Olean