When to plant in West Liberty, OH

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

Safe to plant out

May 14

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 17

1 year in 10 by Oct 6

Frost-free days

172

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Bellefontaine · 11.4 km away · station 358 m, town 332 m. How we match towns to stations

This season

Plan your garden.

Build my West Liberty plan

Planting dates for common crops

Crop	Start indoors	Plant out or sow	Harvest from
Tomato	Mar 19 – Apr 2	May 14 – May 28	Jul 8
Sweet pepper	Mar 5 – Mar 19	May 14 – May 28	Jul 13
Lettuce (leaf)	Feb 22 – Mar 1	Mar 29 – Apr 12	May 8
Peas	—	Mar 28 – Apr 25	May 22
Bush beans	—	May 7 – May 28	Jun 26
Carrot	—	Apr 6 – May 18	Jun 5
Beet	—	Apr 6 – May 18	May 26
Potato	—	Apr 6 – Apr 27	Jun 15
Kale	Feb 21 – Mar 7	Apr 4 – Apr 18	May 17
Broccoli	Feb 15 – Mar 1	Mar 29 – Apr 19	May 28
Cucumber	Apr 16 – Apr 23	May 14 – May 28	Jul 3
Summer squash and zucchini	Apr 16 – Apr 23	May 14 – May 28	Jun 28
Winter squash	Apr 16 – Apr 23	May 14 – May 28	Aug 2
Sweet corn	—	May 7 – May 28	Jul 6
Onion (from sets)	—	Mar 29 – Apr 19	Jun 27
Garlic	—	Oct 3 – Oct 31 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Mar 28 – Apr 25	May 5
Basil	Apr 2 – Apr 16	May 14 – May 28	Jul 10

Plan all 65 crops for West Liberty

West Liberty'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
1894	Apr 24
1895	May 21
1896	Apr 8
1899	Apr 10
1900	Apr 15
1901	Apr 21
1902	Apr 15
1903	May 4
1904	May 17
1905	May 2
1906	May 10
1907	May 28
1908	May 3
1909	May 11
1910	May 15
1911	May 4
1912	Apr 25
1913	May 11
1914	May 14
1915	May 18
1916	May 18
1917	May 14
1918	May 2
1919	May 18
1920	May 15
1921	Apr 19
1922	Apr 29
1923	May 13
1924	May 26
1925	May 25
1926	May 11
1927	May 17
1929	May 8
1930	Apr 25
1931	May 24
1932	Apr 28
1933	Apr 27
1934	May 13
1935	Apr 18
1936	Apr 23
1937	Apr 16
1938	May 12
1939	May 1
1940	May 3
1941	Apr 22
1942	Apr 22
1943	May 4
1944	Apr 29
1945	May 11
1946	Apr 28
1947	May 11
1949	Apr 25
1952	Apr 16
1953	Apr 21
1954	May 21
1955	Apr 8
1956	Apr 24
1957	May 5
1958	Apr 30
1959	May 16
1960	May 10
1961	May 27
1962	Apr 24
1963	May 23
1964	Apr 10
1965	Apr 29
1966	May 10
1967	May 10
1968	May 6
1969	May 11
1970	Apr 10
1971	May 4
1972	Apr 26
1973	May 18
1974	May 7
1975	Apr 21
1976	Apr 29
1977	May 10
1978	May 3
1979	May 1
1980	May 9
1981	Apr 26
1982	Apr 23
1983	May 27
1984	May 10
1985	Apr 10
1986	May 4
1987	Apr 9
1988	Apr 30
1989	May 8
1991	Apr 11
1992	Apr 14
1993	Apr 27
1994	May 3
1995	Apr 11
1996	May 13
1997	May 16
1998	Apr 11
1999	Apr 19
2000	Apr 14
2001	Apr 18
2002	May 19
2003	Apr 24
2005	May 4
2006	Apr 26
2007	Apr 18
2008	Apr 16
2009	Apr 23
2010	May 10
2011	Apr 21
2012	Apr 27
2013	Apr 26
2014	Apr 17
2016	May 16
2017	May 8
2018	Apr 29
2019	Apr 15
2020	May 12
2021	May 10
2022	Apr 28
2023	Apr 25
2024	Apr 26
2025	Apr 17
2026	May 3

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

See the data as a table

Year	Frost-free days
1894	172
1895	131
1896	164
1899	172
1900	184
1901	164
1902	196
1903	172
1904	142
1905	162
1906	152
1907	136
1908	151
1909	139
1910	160
1911	172
1913	134
1914	165
1915	140
1916	134
1917	119
1918	142
1919	152
1920	143
1921	168
1922	166
1923	123
1924	147
1925	137
1926	158
1929	162
1930	175
1931	146
1932	182
1933	169
1934	153
1935	168
1936	183
1937	174
1938	165
1939	165
1940	166
1941	184
1942	155
1943	153
1944	169
1945	168
1946	191
1947	143
1949	189
1952	173
1953	168
1954	149
1955	199
1956	168
1957	167
1958	164
1959	124
1960	162
1961	152
1962	182
1963	129
1964	177
1965	157
1966	148
1967	141
1968	151
1969	156
1970	171
1971	183
1972	165
1973	168
1974	138
1975	164
1976	169
1977	156
1978	157
1979	161
1980	149
1981	159
1982	176
1983	118
1984	144
1985	174
1986	164
1987	177
1988	158
1991	178
1992	185
1993	158
1994	176
1995	164
1996	150
1997	157
1998	193
1999	181
2000	175
2001	171
2002	150
2003	160
2005	174
2006	168
2007	192
2008	185
2009	170
2010	164
2011	183
2012	163
2013	178
2014	197
2016	177
2017	170
2018	169
2019	180
2020	156
2021	169
2022	162
2023	188
2024	172
2025	189

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

See the data as a table

Year	Growing-season temperature
1895	18.9 °C
1896	19.3 °C
1898	19.1 °C
1899	19.5 °C
1900	19.5 °C
1902	17.6 °C
1903	17.8 °C
1904	16.5 °C
1905	17.6 °C
1906	18.7 °C
1907	15.8 °C
1908	18.7 °C
1909	17.0 °C
1910	17.1 °C
1911	18.5 °C
1912	18.2 °C
1913	18.2 °C
1914	17.6 °C
1915	16.8 °C
1916	17.0 °C
1917	15.6 °C
1918	17.1 °C
1919	17.6 °C
1920	16.5 °C
1921	19.7 °C
1922	17.8 °C
1923	17.9 °C
1925	18.6 °C
1927	16.7 °C
1929	17.8 °C
1930	17.9 °C
1931	19.0 °C
1932	18.8 °C
1933	19.7 °C
1934	20.2 °C
1935	17.8 °C
1936	19.4 °C
1937	18.3 °C
1938	18.8 °C
1939	19.3 °C
1940	17.9 °C
1941	19.9 °C
1942	18.7 °C
1943	18.0 °C
1944	19.8 °C
1945	17.9 °C
1946	17.7 °C
1947	18.3 °C
1949	18.4 °C
1951	17.7 °C
1952	19.4 °C
1953	19.0 °C
1954	19.0 °C
1955	20.1 °C
1956	18.0 °C
1957	18.9 °C
1958	17.4 °C
1959	19.4 °C
1960	18.2 °C
1961	16.9 °C
1962	18.1 °C
1963	17.5 °C
1964	18.6 °C
1965	18.4 °C
1966	17.3 °C
1967	17.3 °C
1968	18.1 °C
1969	18.0 °C
1970	19.4 °C
1971	18.4 °C
1972	18.2 °C
1973	18.6 °C
1974	17.9 °C
1975	17.9 °C
1976	17.7 °C
1977	19.6 °C
1978	18.5 °C
1979	17.7 °C
1980	18.6 °C
1981	18.0 °C
1982	17.5 °C
1983	18.5 °C
1984	17.8 °C
1985	18.7 °C
1986	19.4 °C
1987	19.1 °C
1988	18.8 °C
1989	17.3 °C
1991	19.7 °C
1992	16.7 °C
1993	17.6 °C
1994	18.1 °C
1995	18.1 °C
1996	17.4 °C
1997	16.4 °C
1998	18.9 °C
1999	19.0 °C
2000	17.7 °C
2001	18.4 °C
2002	19.5 °C
2003	17.9 °C
2005	18.9 °C
2006	18.1 °C
2007	18.9 °C
2008	18.3 °C
2009	17.9 °C
2010	19.8 °C
2011	19.0 °C
2012	19.2 °C
2013	18.3 °C
2014	18.0 °C
2015	18.7 °C
2016	19.1 °C
2017	18.4 °C
2018	18.9 °C
2019	19.2 °C
2020	17.9 °C
2021	18.5 °C
2022	18.2 °C
2023	17.8 °C
2024	19.6 °C
2025	18.7 °C
2026	19.1 °C

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

Nearby towns

Bellefontaine De Graff Urbana North Lewisburg Saint Paris Northwood