When to plant in Lynchburg, OH

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

Safe to plant out

May 10

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Apr 20

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Oct 23

1 year in 10 by Oct 9

Frost-free days

185

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Hillsboro · 15.7 km away · station 290 m, town 307 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	Mar 15 – Mar 29	May 10 – May 24	Jul 4
Sweet pepper	Mar 1 – Mar 15	May 10 – May 24	Jul 9
Lettuce (leaf)	Feb 16 – Feb 23	Mar 23 – Apr 6	May 2
Peas	—	Mar 21 – Apr 18	May 15
Bush beans	—	May 3 – May 24	Jun 22
Carrot	—	Mar 31 – May 12	May 30
Beet	—	Mar 31 – May 12	May 20
Potato	—	Mar 31 – Apr 21	Jun 9
Kale	Feb 14 – Feb 28	Mar 28 – Apr 11	May 10
Broccoli	Feb 9 – Feb 23	Mar 23 – Apr 13	May 22
Cucumber	Apr 12 – Apr 19	May 10 – May 24	Jun 29
Summer squash and zucchini	Apr 12 – Apr 19	May 10 – May 24	Jun 24
Winter squash	Apr 12 – Apr 19	May 10 – May 24	Jul 29
Sweet corn	—	May 3 – May 24	Jul 2
Onion (from sets)	—	Mar 23 – Apr 13	Jun 21
Garlic	—	Oct 9 – Nov 6 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Mar 21 – Apr 18	Apr 28
Basil	Mar 29 – Apr 12	May 10 – May 24	Jul 6

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Lynchburg'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
1893	Apr 24
1894	Apr 14
1895	May 22
1896	Apr 8
1897	Apr 21
1898	Apr 28
1899	Apr 17
1900	May 10
1901	Apr 23
1902	Apr 15
1903	May 4
1904	Apr 21
1905	Apr 19
1906	May 10
1907	Apr 22
1908	May 1
1909	May 2
1910	Apr 25
1911	Apr 24
1912	Apr 19
1913	May 11
1914	Apr 13
1915	Apr 15
1916	May 19
1917	May 10
1918	May 2
1919	May 13
1920	Apr 14
1921	Apr 18
1922	Apr 29
1923	May 10
1924	Apr 23
1925	May 25
1926	May 4
1927	Apr 25
1928	Apr 26
1929	Apr 23
1930	Apr 26
1931	Apr 30
1932	Apr 28
1933	Apr 27
1934	Apr 28
1935	Apr 18
1936	Apr 23
1937	Apr 12
1938	May 13
1939	May 3
1940	Apr 28
1941	Apr 22
1942	Apr 20
1943	May 2
1944	Apr 29
1945	May 11
1946	Apr 28
1947	May 11
1948	Apr 18
1949	Apr 25
1950	Apr 22
1951	Apr 23
1952	Apr 16
1953	Apr 21
1954	May 10
1955	Apr 8
1956	May 4
1957	May 4
1958	Apr 30
1959	Apr 14
1960	Apr 11
1961	May 2
1962	Apr 20
1963	May 1
1964	Apr 10
1965	Apr 14
1966	May 10
1967	May 3
1968	May 6
1969	Apr 20
1970	Apr 11
1971	Apr 25
1972	Apr 26
1973	Mar 24
1974	May 7
1975	Apr 11
1976	Apr 27
1977	Apr 29
1978	Mar 30
1979	Apr 10
1980	Apr 25
1981	Apr 21
1982	Apr 12
1983	Apr 20
1984	Apr 7
1987	Apr 4
1988	Apr 26
1989	May 8
1990	Apr 19
1991	Apr 11
1992	Apr 6
1993	Apr 27
1994	Apr 9
1995	Apr 6
1996	Apr 27
1997	Apr 19
1998	Apr 6
1999	Mar 29
2000	Apr 14
2001	Apr 19
2002	Apr 8
2003	Apr 9
2004	Apr 6
2005	Apr 25
2006	Apr 10
2011	May 6
2012	Apr 14
2013	May 13
2014	Apr 24
2015	Apr 29
2016	May 17
2017	May 9
2018	May 1
2019	Apr 4
2020	May 11
2021	May 3
2022	Apr 27
2023	Apr 26
2024	Apr 23
2025	Apr 18
2026	May 4

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1893	157
1894	174
1895	130
1896	167
1897	152
1898	181
1899	162
1900	159
1901	163
1902	196
1903	172
1904	188
1905	174
1906	152
1907	179
1908	153
1909	163
1910	185
1911	181
1912	196
1913	134
1914	196
1915	201
1916	133
1917	144
1918	142
1919	175
1920	197
1921	177
1922	166
1923	147
1924	180
1925	137
1926	174
1927	172
1928	150
1929	177
1930	175
1931	188
1932	176
1933	169
1934	168
1935	168
1936	186
1937	178
1938	167
1939	162
1940	171
1941	189
1942	160
1943	168
1944	169
1945	145
1946	155
1947	142
1948	182
1949	157
1950	165
1951	158
1952	170
1953	191
1954	172
1955	199
1956	188
1957	168
1958	190
1959	186
1960	192
1961	165
1962	187
1963	181
1964	182
1965	173
1966	168
1967	169
1968	151
1969	180
1970	187
1971	192
1972	176
1973	226
1974	138
1975	202
1976	173
1977	170
1978	207
1979	185
1980	183
1981	185
1982	187
1983	197
1984	209
1987	182
1988	134
1989	154
1990	189
1991	191
1992	195
1993	165
1994	215
1995	211
1996	187
1997	185
1998	211
1999	209
2000	175
2001	190
2002	207
2003	176
2004	216
2005	182
2011	169
2012	177
2013	162
2014	189
2015	172
2016	161
2017	169
2018	169
2019	191
2020	158
2021	176
2022	163
2023	167
2024	176
2025	187

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1893	19.2 °C
1894	20.0 °C
1895	19.9 °C
1896	20.6 °C
1897	19.4 °C
1898	20.6 °C
1899	19.4 °C
1900	19.7 °C
1901	19.0 °C
1902	19.4 °C
1903	19.7 °C
1904	18.8 °C
1905	19.7 °C
1906	20.3 °C
1907	17.8 °C
1908	19.3 °C
1909	18.1 °C
1910	18.3 °C
1911	20.5 °C
1912	19.6 °C
1913	19.2 °C
1914	19.6 °C
1915	18.5 °C
1916	19.2 °C
1917	17.1 °C
1918	18.6 °C
1919	19.9 °C
1920	18.8 °C
1921	20.2 °C
1922	19.9 °C
1923	18.6 °C
1924	17.1 °C
1925	19.4 °C
1926	18.2 °C
1927	18.0 °C
1928	17.6 °C
1929	18.1 °C
1930	19.6 °C
1931	19.0 °C
1932	18.9 °C
1933	19.6 °C
1934	19.9 °C
1935	17.9 °C
1936	19.9 °C
1937	18.5 °C
1938	18.8 °C
1939	19.0 °C
1940	17.9 °C
1941	19.5 °C
1942	19.4 °C
1943	18.6 °C
1944	20.1 °C
1945	19.1 °C
1946	18.6 °C
1947	19.5 °C
1948	20.1 °C
1949	19.7 °C
1950	18.0 °C
1951	18.7 °C
1952	19.1 °C
1953	20.1 °C
1954	19.9 °C
1955	20.4 °C
1956	18.7 °C
1957	19.8 °C
1958	18.7 °C
1959	20.1 °C
1960	19.1 °C
1961	17.9 °C
1962	19.0 °C
1963	18.5 °C
1964	19.9 °C
1965	19.3 °C
1966	18.2 °C
1967	17.4 °C
1968	18.4 °C
1969	18.6 °C
1970	19.8 °C
1971	18.5 °C
1972	18.1 °C
1973	19.0 °C
1974	17.9 °C
1975	19.0 °C
1976	18.5 °C
1977	20.6 °C
1978	19.6 °C
1979	18.5 °C
1980	19.9 °C
1981	19.4 °C
1982	19.0 °C
1983	19.7 °C
1984	18.8 °C
1987	20.1 °C
1988	19.2 °C
1989	17.4 °C
1990	17.8 °C
1991	19.8 °C
1992	17.1 °C
1993	18.7 °C
1994	18.1 °C
1995	18.8 °C
1996	17.9 °C
1997	16.9 °C
1998	19.3 °C
1999	19.5 °C
2000	18.2 °C
2001	18.6 °C
2002	19.6 °C
2003	17.9 °C
2004	18.4 °C
2005	19.0 °C
2006	18.3 °C
2008	18.7 °C
2011	19.4 °C
2012	19.2 °C
2013	18.5 °C
2014	18.6 °C
2015	19.5 °C
2016	20.0 °C
2017	19.0 °C
2018	20.7 °C
2019	19.7 °C
2020	18.4 °C
2021	18.9 °C
2022	18.6 °C
2023	18.5 °C
2024	20.3 °C
2025	19.3 °C
2026	19.8 °C

What this means for you: Since 1893, Lynchburg'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 Hillsboro (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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