When to plant in Utica, OH

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

Safe to plant out

May 15

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Apr 30

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Oct 16

1 year in 10 by Oct 8

Frost-free days

168

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Newark Wtr Wks · 16.6 km away · station 254 m, town 292 m. How we match towns to stations

This season

Plan your garden.

Build my Utica plan

Planting dates for common crops

Crop	Start indoors	Plant out or sow	Harvest from
Tomato	Mar 20 – Apr 3	May 15 – May 29	Jul 9
Sweet pepper	Mar 6 – Mar 20	May 15 – May 29	Jul 14
Lettuce (leaf)	Feb 26 – Mar 5	Apr 2 – Apr 16	May 12
Peas	—	Mar 26 – Apr 23	May 20
Bush beans	—	May 8 – May 29	Jun 27
Carrot	—	Apr 9 – May 21	Jun 8
Beet	—	Apr 4 – May 16	May 24
Potato	—	Apr 9 – Apr 30	Jun 18
Kale	Feb 19 – Mar 5	Apr 2 – Apr 16	May 15
Broccoli	Feb 19 – Mar 5	Apr 2 – Apr 23	Jun 1
Cucumber	Apr 17 – Apr 24	May 15 – May 29	Jul 4
Summer squash and zucchini	Apr 17 – Apr 24	May 15 – May 29	Jun 29
Winter squash	Apr 17 – Apr 24	May 15 – May 29	Aug 3
Sweet corn	—	May 8 – May 29	Jul 7
Onion (from sets)	—	Apr 2 – Apr 23	Jul 1
Garlic	—	Oct 2 – Oct 30 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Mar 26 – Apr 23	May 3
Basil	Apr 3 – Apr 17	May 15 – May 29	Jul 11

Plan all 65 crops for Utica

Utica'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
1935	May 1
1936	Apr 23
1937	May 11
1938	May 13
1939	May 14
1940	May 10
1941	May 14
1942	May 5
1943	May 4
1944	Apr 30
1945	May 11
1946	Apr 28
1947	May 11
1948	Apr 22
1949	Apr 29
1950	May 8
1951	Apr 24
1952	May 3
1953	Apr 22
1954	May 5
1955	Apr 8
1956	May 24
1957	May 6
1958	May 8
1959	May 16
1960	Apr 19
1961	May 4
1962	Apr 24
1963	May 2
1964	Apr 16
1965	Apr 28
1966	May 11
1967	May 3
1968	May 7
1969	May 1
1970	May 7
1971	May 4
1972	Jun 11
1973	Apr 29
1974	May 7
1975	Apr 17
1976	May 9
1977	Apr 30
1978	May 3
1979	May 6
1980	May 10
1981	May 3
1982	Apr 28
1983	May 10
1984	May 17
1985	Apr 10
1986	May 4
1987	Apr 10
1988	Apr 26
1989	May 7
1990	Apr 19
1991	Apr 11
1992	Apr 29
1993	Apr 27
1994	May 3
1995	Apr 27
1996	May 15
1997	May 12
1998	Apr 29
1999	Apr 26
2000	Apr 28
2001	Apr 30
2002	May 23
2003	Apr 28
2004	May 5
2005	May 8
2006	Apr 27
2007	Apr 18
2008	Apr 29
2009	May 18
2010	May 11
2011	Apr 6
2012	Apr 13
2013	Apr 26
2014	Apr 16
2015	Apr 28
2016	May 16
2017	May 9
2018	Apr 30
2019	Apr 2
2020	May 13
2021	May 14
2022	Apr 29
2023	Apr 28
2024	Apr 26
2025	Apr 19
2026	May 4

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

See the data as a table

Year	Frost-free days
1935	151
1936	184
1937	129
1938	141
1939	141
1940	138
1941	135
1942	142
1943	136
1944	168
1945	145
1946	156
1947	134
1948	175
1949	153
1950	138
1951	157
1952	153
1953	168
1954	167
1955	196
1956	119
1957	157
1958	146
1959	123
1960	184
1961	163
1962	149
1963	145
1964	172
1965	159
1966	148
1967	169
1968	150
1969	166
1970	162
1971	183
1972	120
1973	172
1974	138
1975	149
1976	161
1977	166
1978	158
1979	159
1980	147
1981	158
1982	171
1983	136
1984	169
1985	179
1986	167
1987	176
1988	162
1989	154
1990	183
1991	179
1992	170
1993	166
1994	160
1995	148
1996	149
1997	161
1998	175
1999	177
2000	162
2001	159
2002	143
2003	157
2004	165
2005	172
2006	168
2008	172
2009	153
2010	163
2011	204
2012	178
2013	180
2014	196
2015	171
2016	146
2017	168
2018	169
2019	193
2020	156
2021	172
2022	161
2023	177
2024	173
2025	188

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

See the data as a table

Year	Growing-season temperature
1935	17.9 °C
1936	19.4 °C
1937	18.0 °C
1938	18.6 °C
1939	18.8 °C
1940	17.6 °C
1941	19.4 °C
1942	18.9 °C
1943	18.2 °C
1944	19.1 °C
1945	18.6 °C
1946	17.5 °C
1947	18.2 °C
1948	18.2 °C
1949	18.6 °C
1950	17.4 °C
1951	18.3 °C
1952	19.1 °C
1953	18.9 °C
1954	18.9 °C
1955	19.8 °C
1956	17.6 °C
1957	18.4 °C
1958	17.9 °C
1959	19.8 °C
1960	18.7 °C
1961	17.8 °C
1962	18.4 °C
1963	17.6 °C
1964	18.9 °C
1965	18.8 °C
1966	17.8 °C
1967	17.9 °C
1968	18.8 °C
1969	18.7 °C
1970	19.9 °C
1971	18.6 °C
1972	18.4 °C
1973	18.9 °C
1974	18.4 °C
1975	18.3 °C
1976	17.6 °C
1977	20.0 °C
1978	18.9 °C
1979	17.6 °C
1980	19.0 °C
1981	18.6 °C
1982	18.0 °C
1983	18.7 °C
1984	18.0 °C
1985	18.8 °C
1986	19.3 °C
1987	19.4 °C
1988	18.9 °C
1989	17.8 °C
1990	18.0 °C
1991	20.3 °C
1992	17.6 °C
1993	18.8 °C
1994	17.4 °C
1995	18.1 °C
1996	17.4 °C
1997	16.4 °C
1998	18.9 °C
1999	18.6 °C
2000	17.5 °C
2001	18.0 °C
2002	18.6 °C
2003	17.6 °C
2004	17.9 °C
2005	18.5 °C
2006	18.0 °C
2008	17.8 °C
2009	17.4 °C
2010	19.5 °C
2011	18.9 °C
2012	19.1 °C
2013	18.3 °C
2014	18.1 °C
2015	18.9 °C
2016	18.5 °C
2017	17.7 °C
2018	18.7 °C
2019	18.9 °C
2020	17.6 °C
2021	18.1 °C
2022	18.0 °C
2023	17.5 °C
2024	19.6 °C
2025	18.9 °C
2026	19.0 °C

What this means for you: Since 1935, Utica's last spring frost has stayed at about the same time of year. 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 Newark Wtr Wks (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

Nearby towns

Gambier Mount Vernon Granville Newark Granville South Johnstown