When to plant in West Unity, OH

Planting dates worked out from West Unity'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 28

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Oct 11

1 year in 10 by Sep 30

Frost-free days

163

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Montpelier · 12.6 km away · station 266 m, town 240 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 15 – Mar 29	May 10 – May 24	Jul 4
Sweet pepper	Mar 1 – Mar 15	May 10 – May 24	Jul 9
Lettuce (leaf)	Feb 26 – Mar 5	Apr 2 – Apr 16	May 12
Peas	—	Apr 2 – Apr 30	May 27
Bush beans	—	May 3 – May 24	Jun 22
Carrot	—	Apr 11 – May 23	Jun 10
Beet	—	Apr 11 – May 23	May 31
Potato	—	Apr 11 – May 2	Jun 20
Kale	Feb 26 – Mar 12	Apr 9 – Apr 23	May 22
Broccoli	Feb 19 – Mar 5	Apr 2 – Apr 23	Jun 1
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)	—	Apr 2 – Apr 23	Jul 1
Garlic	—	Sep 27 – Oct 25 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Apr 2 – Apr 30	May 10
Basil	Mar 29 – Apr 12	May 10 – May 24	Jul 6

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West Unity'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	Apr 13
1895	May 22
1896	Apr 10
1897	Apr 27
1898	Apr 27
1899	Apr 10
1900	May 6
1901	Apr 21
1902	May 15
1903	May 4
1904	May 16
1905	Apr 30
1906	May 10
1907	May 21
1908	May 3
1909	May 4
1910	May 15
1911	May 5
1912	Apr 25
1913	May 12
1914	Apr 21
1915	May 19
1916	Apr 15
1917	May 10
1918	Apr 25
1919	Apr 27
1920	May 16
1931	May 24
1932	May 23
1933	Apr 27
1934	May 12
1935	May 4
1937	Apr 16
1938	May 13
1939	May 3
1940	May 3
1941	Apr 25
1942	Apr 20
1943	May 4
1944	Apr 29
1945	May 11
1946	May 13
1947	May 10
1948	May 8
1949	May 11
1950	May 8
1951	Apr 23
1952	Apr 12
1953	Apr 21
1954	May 10
1955	May 9
1956	May 8
1957	May 3
1958	Apr 30
1959	May 16
1960	May 8
1961	May 27
1962	Apr 20
1963	May 23
1964	Apr 11
1965	Apr 29
1966	May 11
1967	May 3
1968	May 6
1969	May 11
1970	May 7
1971	May 13
1972	Apr 27
1973	May 19
1974	May 8
1975	Apr 22
1976	May 13
1977	May 11
1978	May 4
1979	May 5
1980	May 10
1981	May 9
1982	Apr 23
1983	May 11
1984	May 16
1985	Apr 11
1986	May 4
1987	May 5
1988	Apr 26
1989	May 8
1990	Apr 20
1991	Apr 13
1992	Apr 29
1993	Apr 28
1994	May 3
1995	Apr 25
1996	May 14
1997	Apr 27
1998	Apr 29
1999	Apr 26
2000	Apr 26
2001	Apr 26
2002	May 19
2003	Apr 24
2004	May 4
2005	May 5
2006	Apr 26
2007	Apr 16
2008	May 1
2009	Apr 23
2010	May 11
2011	Apr 4
2012	Apr 27
2024	Apr 26
2025	Apr 18
2026	May 3

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1894	164
1895	130
1896	162
1897	146
1898	170
1899	169
1900	163
1901	150
1902	165
1903	172
1904	142
1905	165
1907	127
1908	151
1909	146
1910	165
1911	171
1912	165
1913	153
1914	186
1915	142
1916	156
1917	144
1918	149
1920	138
1931	146
1932	143
1933	168
1934	154
1935	152
1937	163
1938	146
1939	150
1940	145
1941	185
1942	160
1943	167
1944	165
1945	144
1946	152
1947	135
1948	162
1949	166
1950	138
1951	158
1952	173
1953	168
1954	161
1955	165
1956	135
1957	146
1958	154
1959	123
1960	164
1961	124
1962	153
1963	159
1964	176
1965	157
1966	143
1967	148
1968	167
1969	156
1970	144
1971	171
1972	165
1973	152
1974	137
1975	144
1976	133
1977	154
1978	156
1979	161
1980	146
1981	136
1982	176
1983	135
1984	138
1985	173
1986	166
1987	151
1988	162
1989	138
1990	185
1991	160
1992	170
1993	154
1994	160
1995	150
1996	142
1997	173
1998	174
1999	161
2000	167
2001	163
2002	147
2003	160
2004	151
2005	173
2006	169
2007	195
2008	170
2009	160
2010	163
2011	200
2024	173
2025	189

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1894	17.9 °C
1895	18.3 °C
1896	18.6 °C
1897	17.0 °C
1898	17.8 °C
1899	18.2 °C
1900	18.6 °C
1901	18.0 °C
1902	16.6 °C
1903	16.9 °C
1904	16.6 °C
1905	17.5 °C
1907	15.7 °C
1908	18.5 °C
1909	17.2 °C
1910	17.6 °C
1911	18.8 °C
1912	18.4 °C
1913	18.7 °C
1914	18.3 °C
1915	17.2 °C
1916	18.3 °C
1917	16.5 °C
1918	18.3 °C
1919	18.6 °C
1920	16.9 °C
1931	18.4 °C
1932	17.2 °C
1933	18.4 °C
1934	19.5 °C
1935	17.7 °C
1937	17.8 °C
1938	18.4 °C
1939	18.4 °C
1940	17.2 °C
1941	19.5 °C
1942	18.4 °C
1943	18.3 °C
1944	19.3 °C
1945	17.8 °C
1946	18.0 °C
1947	18.4 °C
1948	19.2 °C
1949	19.0 °C
1950	17.5 °C
1951	17.9 °C
1952	19.2 °C
1953	18.9 °C
1954	18.8 °C
1955	19.8 °C
1956	17.9 °C
1957	18.3 °C
1958	17.6 °C
1959	19.6 °C
1960	18.2 °C
1961	17.5 °C
1962	18.2 °C
1963	17.5 °C
1964	18.4 °C
1965	17.9 °C
1966	17.0 °C
1967	17.3 °C
1968	18.3 °C
1969	17.0 °C
1970	17.4 °C
1971	16.9 °C
1972	16.4 °C
1973	17.3 °C
1974	16.3 °C
1975	16.4 °C
1976	15.9 °C
1977	17.5 °C
1978	16.8 °C
1979	16.2 °C
1980	17.0 °C
1981	16.1 °C
1982	16.7 °C
1983	17.1 °C
1984	16.6 °C
1985	17.1 °C
1986	17.3 °C
1987	18.5 °C
1988	18.5 °C
1989	16.6 °C
1990	16.8 °C
1991	18.7 °C
1992	15.9 °C
1993	17.2 °C
1994	17.6 °C
1995	17.8 °C
1996	17.2 °C
1997	16.3 °C
1998	18.9 °C
1999	18.6 °C
2000	17.5 °C
2001	18.0 °C
2002	18.7 °C
2003	16.6 °C
2004	17.0 °C
2005	18.1 °C
2006	17.8 °C
2007	17.9 °C
2008	17.6 °C
2009	16.9 °C
2010	19.2 °C
2011	18.4 °C
2024	18.0 °C
2025	17.6 °C
2026	18.1 °C

What this means for you: Since 1894, West Unity's last spring frost has stayed at about the same time of year. Year-to-year swings are large, so keep using the safe date rather than the trend.

Source: daily records from Montpelier (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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