When to plant in Monroeville, OH

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

Safe to plant out

May 4

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Apr 23

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Oct 22

1 year in 10 by Oct 11

Frost-free days

183

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Norwalk Wwtp · 7.1 km away · station 204 m, town 216 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 9 – Mar 23	May 4 – May 18	Jun 28
Sweet pepper	Feb 23 – Mar 9	May 4 – May 18	Jul 3
Lettuce (leaf)	Feb 25 – Mar 4	Apr 1 – Apr 15	May 11
Peas	—	Apr 1 – Apr 29	May 26
Bush beans	—	Apr 27 – May 18	Jun 16
Carrot	—	Apr 10 – May 22	Jun 9
Beet	—	Apr 10 – May 22	May 30
Potato	—	Apr 10 – May 1	Jun 19
Kale	Feb 25 – Mar 11	Apr 8 – Apr 22	May 21
Broccoli	Feb 18 – Mar 4	Apr 1 – Apr 22	May 31
Cucumber	Apr 6 – Apr 13	May 4 – May 18	Jun 23
Summer squash and zucchini	Apr 6 – Apr 13	May 4 – May 18	Jun 18
Winter squash	Apr 6 – Apr 13	May 4 – May 18	Jul 23
Sweet corn	—	Apr 27 – May 18	Jun 26
Onion (from sets)	—	Apr 1 – Apr 22	Jun 30
Garlic	—	Oct 8 – Nov 5 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Apr 1 – Apr 29	May 9
Basil	Mar 23 – Apr 6	May 4 – May 18	Jun 30

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Monroeville'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
1894	Jun 6
1895	Jun 7
1896	Apr 23
1897	Apr 27
1898	Apr 28
1899	Apr 10
1900	May 10
1901	May 4
1902	May 15
1903	May 4
1904	Apr 22
1905	May 1
1906	May 10
1907	May 28
1908	May 10
1909	May 12
1910	May 15
1911	May 6
1912	Apr 25
1913	May 12
1914	May 2
1915	Apr 18
1916	Apr 26
1917	May 14
1918	Apr 25
1919	Apr 29
1920	May 16
1921	May 17
1922	Apr 29
1923	May 13
1924	May 22
1925	May 25
1926	May 11
1927	May 1
1928	May 14
1929	May 20
1930	Apr 26
1931	May 24
1932	May 23
1933	Apr 27
1934	May 26
1935	May 24
1936	Apr 23
1937	Apr 23
1938	May 13
1939	May 3
1940	May 10
1941	May 18
1942	Apr 22
1943	May 14
1944	Apr 29
1945	May 11
1946	May 13
1947	May 11
1948	Apr 22
1949	Apr 29
1950	May 8
1951	Apr 27
1954	May 21
1957	May 6
1958	May 8
1960	Apr 19
1961	May 5
1962	Apr 21
1963	May 2
1964	Apr 9
1965	Apr 28
1966	May 11
1967	May 3
1968	May 7
1969	May 2
1970	May 7
1971	May 4
1972	May 10
1973	May 5
1974	May 7
1975	Apr 27
1976	Apr 13
1977	May 10
1978	May 3
1979	May 5
1980	Apr 17
1981	May 9
1982	Apr 29
1983	May 10
1984	May 16
1985	Apr 12
1986	Apr 23
1987	May 5
1988	Apr 22
1989	May 8
1990	Apr 19
1991	Apr 12
1992	Apr 15
1993	Apr 27
1994	Apr 23
1995	Apr 15
1996	Apr 27
1997	Apr 20
1998	Apr 28
1999	Apr 26
2000	Apr 27
2001	Apr 29
2002	Apr 8
2003	Apr 27
2004	May 4
2005	May 4
2006	Apr 26
2007	Apr 15
2009	Apr 17
2010	Apr 28
2011	Apr 13
2012	Apr 29
2013	May 13
2014	Apr 20
2015	Apr 28
2016	Apr 15
2017	Apr 8
2018	Apr 29
2019	Apr 2
2020	May 13
2021	May 1
2022	Apr 29
2023	Apr 27
2024	Apr 26
2025	Apr 17
2026	Apr 20

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1894	122
1896	152
1897	153
1898	181
1899	172
1900	160
1901	152
1902	166
1903	172
1904	167
1905	172
1906	152
1907	120
1908	142
1909	153
1910	162
1911	170
1912	157
1913	133
1914	177
1915	173
1916	156
1917	147
1918	149
1919	171
1920	143
1921	148
1922	166
1923	124
1924	151
1925	137
1926	164
1927	166
1928	134
1929	137
1930	158
1931	146
1932	143
1933	169
1934	139
1935	128
1936	183
1937	167
1938	141
1939	151
1940	151
1941	158
1942	155
1943	143
1944	165
1945	145
1946	152
1947	134
1948	175
1949	178
1951	154
1954	125
1957	144
1960	184
1961	182
1962	185
1963	163
1965	159
1966	165
1967	168
1969	165
1970	163
1971	183
1972	151
1973	182
1974	138
1975	158
1976	187
1977	156
1978	166
1979	161
1980	170
1981	160
1982	170
1983	169
1984	169
1985	222
1986	178
1987	151
1988	166
1989	148
1990	183
1991	186
1992	185
1993	166
1994	170
1995	184
1996	186
1997	183
1998	197
1999	183
2000	184
2001	161
2002	188
2003	157
2004	166
2005	176
2006	182
2009	183
2010	186
2011	198
2012	164
2013	163
2014	174
2015	171
2016	215
2017	203
2018	171
2019	212
2020	170
2021	185
2022	182
2023	178
2024	183
2025	190

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1896	18.0 °C
1897	16.9 °C
1898	18.3 °C
1899	18.6 °C
1900	18.9 °C
1901	18.5 °C
1902	17.2 °C
1903	18.1 °C
1904	17.1 °C
1905	18.3 °C
1906	19.1 °C
1907	15.6 °C
1908	18.5 °C
1909	17.1 °C
1910	17.2 °C
1911	19.0 °C
1912	18.1 °C
1913	18.4 °C
1914	18.5 °C
1915	17.3 °C
1916	18.0 °C
1917	16.6 °C
1918	17.6 °C
1919	18.3 °C
1920	16.8 °C
1921	19.8 °C
1922	18.5 °C
1923	17.4 °C
1924	16.4 °C
1925	18.4 °C
1926	17.0 °C
1927	17.1 °C
1928	17.2 °C
1929	17.6 °C
1930	18.9 °C
1931	19.0 °C
1932	18.0 °C
1933	19.2 °C
1934	19.3 °C
1935	16.9 °C
1936	18.5 °C
1937	18.0 °C
1938	18.6 °C
1939	18.7 °C
1940	16.9 °C
1941	18.8 °C
1942	18.6 °C
1943	17.8 °C
1944	18.7 °C
1945	17.6 °C
1946	16.6 °C
1947	17.7 °C
1948	17.3 °C
1949	18.1 °C
1950	16.4 °C
1951	16.9 °C
1954	18.1 °C
1957	17.9 °C
1960	17.4 °C
1961	16.8 °C
1962	18.4 °C
1963	17.6 °C
1965	17.8 °C
1966	16.9 °C
1967	16.7 °C
1969	17.6 °C
1970	18.4 °C
1971	16.9 °C
1972	16.2 °C
1973	17.8 °C
1974	16.5 °C
1975	16.9 °C
1976	17.1 °C
1977	17.9 °C
1978	17.1 °C
1979	17.1 °C
1980	17.8 °C
1981	17.2 °C
1982	17.3 °C
1983	17.1 °C
1984	17.2 °C
1985	17.7 °C
1986	17.8 °C
1987	18.1 °C
1988	17.4 °C
1989	16.2 °C
1990	17.2 °C
1991	19.2 °C
1992	16.2 °C
1993	17.6 °C
1994	17.6 °C
1995	17.5 °C
1996	17.1 °C
1997	16.1 °C
1998	18.8 °C
1999	18.7 °C
2000	17.3 °C
2001	18.0 °C
2002	18.6 °C
2003	17.1 °C
2004	17.6 °C
2005	18.5 °C
2006	18.1 °C
2007	18.1 °C
2009	17.8 °C
2010	20.0 °C
2011	18.9 °C
2012	19.2 °C
2013	18.2 °C
2014	17.9 °C
2015	18.7 °C
2016	18.9 °C
2017	18.9 °C
2018	19.1 °C
2019	18.8 °C
2020	18.1 °C
2021	19.0 °C
2022	18.6 °C
2023	17.7 °C
2024	19.4 °C
2025	18.6 °C

What this means for you: Since 1894, Monroeville'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 Norwalk Wwtp (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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