When to plant in Windham, OH

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

Safe to plant out

May 17

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

May 1

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Oct 18

1 year in 10 by Oct 7

Frost-free days

166

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Hiram · 11.5 km away · station 375 m, town 296 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 22 – Apr 5	May 17 – May 31	Jul 11
Sweet pepper	Mar 8 – Mar 22	May 17 – May 31	Jul 16
Lettuce (leaf)	Feb 28 – Mar 7	Apr 4 – Apr 18	May 14
Peas	—	Apr 4 – May 2	May 29
Bush beans	—	May 10 – May 31	Jun 29
Carrot	—	Apr 13 – May 25	Jun 12
Beet	—	Apr 13 – May 25	Jun 2
Potato	—	Apr 13 – May 4	Jun 22
Kale	Feb 28 – Mar 14	Apr 11 – Apr 25	May 24
Broccoli	Feb 21 – Mar 7	Apr 4 – Apr 25	Jun 3
Cucumber	Apr 19 – Apr 26	May 17 – May 31	Jul 6
Summer squash and zucchini	Apr 19 – Apr 26	May 17 – May 31	Jul 1
Winter squash	Apr 19 – Apr 26	May 17 – May 31	Aug 5
Sweet corn	—	May 10 – May 31	Jul 9
Onion (from sets)	—	Apr 4 – Apr 25	Jul 3
Garlic	—	Oct 4 – Nov 1 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Apr 4 – May 2	May 12
Basil	Apr 5 – Apr 19	May 17 – May 31	Jul 13

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Windham'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 14
1895	May 21
1896	Apr 9
1897	Apr 28
1898	Apr 8
1899	Apr 10
1900	May 10
1901	Apr 21
1902	May 10
1903	May 2
1904	Apr 22
1905	Apr 22
1906	May 11
1907	May 21
1908	May 3
1909	May 2
1910	May 5
1911	May 3
1912	Apr 28
1913	May 11
1914	May 1
1915	May 27
1916	Apr 10
1917	May 3
1918	Apr 25
1919	Apr 26
1920	May 15
1921	May 16
1922	Apr 29
1923	May 10
1924	Apr 23
1925	May 25
1926	May 12
1927	Apr 28
1928	May 13
1929	May 20
1930	Apr 26
1931	May 24
1932	May 3
1933	Apr 28
1934	May 16
1935	May 1
1936	Apr 25
1937	Apr 16
1938	May 13
1939	May 3
1940	Apr 28
1941	May 12
1942	Apr 20
1943	May 14
1944	Apr 29
1945	May 11
1946	May 13
1947	May 11
1948	May 24
1949	Apr 25
1951	Apr 23
1952	May 3
1953	Apr 21
1954	May 4
1955	Apr 8
1956	May 25
1957	May 6
1958	Apr 30
1959	May 16
1960	Apr 19
1961	May 2
1962	Apr 17
1963	May 23
1964	Apr 9
1965	Apr 19
1966	May 11
1967	Apr 25
1969	Apr 21
1970	May 7
1971	May 4
1972	Apr 26
1974	May 8
1975	Apr 27
1976	May 8
1977	Apr 29
1978	May 3
1979	May 5
1980	Apr 24
1981	Apr 26
1982	Apr 29
1983	May 10
1984	May 16
1985	Apr 17
1986	May 3
1987	Apr 9
1988	Apr 20
1989	Apr 24
1990	Apr 19
1991	Apr 12
1992	Apr 15
1993	Apr 27
1994	Apr 22
1995	Apr 25
1996	May 15
1997	May 7
1998	Apr 28
1999	Apr 26
2000	Apr 27
2001	Apr 29
2002	May 23
2003	Apr 27
2004	May 5
2005	May 5
2006	May 23
2007	Apr 17
2008	Apr 16
2009	Apr 17
2010	May 10
2011	Apr 30
2012	Apr 29
2013	May 25
2014	Apr 27
2015	Apr 25
2016	May 16
2017	May 9
2018	May 2
2019	Apr 30
2020	May 13
2021	May 13
2022	Apr 30
2023	May 18
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	182
1895	140
1897	172
1898	201
1899	174
1900	162
1901	179
1902	157
1903	174
1904	152
1905	182
1906	151
1907	150
1908	161
1909	162
1910	175
1911	177
1912	187
1913	162
1914	178
1915	124
1916	173
1917	156
1918	176
1919	190
1920	166
1921	170
1922	172
1923	165
1924	182
1925	137
1926	164
1927	189
1928	166
1929	121
1930	158
1931	146
1932	163
1933	168
1934	149
1935	151
1936	183
1937	175
1938	146
1939	164
1940	170
1941	164
1942	161
1943	155
1944	147
1945	145
1946	141
1947	134
1948	132
1949	184
1951	170
1952	157
1953	169
1954	155
1955	196
1956	137
1957	167
1958	158
1959	154
1960	185
1961	188
1962	189
1963	123
1964	180
1965	188
1966	172
1967	177
1969	179
1971	183
1972	166
1974	138
1975	158
1976	163
1977	195
1978	164
1979	158
1980	172
1981	173
1982	170
1983	172
1984	169
1985	194
1986	159
1987	186
1988	174
1990	183
1991	186
1992	185
1993	166
1994	198
1995	192
1996	141
1997	164
1998	188
1999	163
2000	154
2001	161
2002	143
2003	158
2004	165
2005	176
2006	142
2007	193
2008	185
2009	181
2010	164
2011	180
2012	161
2013	150
2014	167
2015	175
2016	162
2017	169
2018	166
2019	171
2020	157
2021	173
2022	171
2023	157
2024	173
2025	191

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1894	17.7 °C
1895	17.7 °C
1897	16.5 °C
1898	17.8 °C
1899	18.3 °C
1900	18.1 °C
1901	17.5 °C
1902	16.3 °C
1903	16.7 °C
1904	16.0 °C
1905	17.1 °C
1906	17.8 °C
1907	15.2 °C
1908	17.8 °C
1909	16.6 °C
1910	17.2 °C
1911	18.3 °C
1912	17.2 °C
1913	17.4 °C
1914	17.3 °C
1915	16.7 °C
1916	17.2 °C
1917	15.7 °C
1918	17.3 °C
1919	17.7 °C
1920	15.9 °C
1921	18.5 °C
1922	17.9 °C
1923	16.0 °C
1924	15.2 °C
1925	17.1 °C
1926	16.4 °C
1927	16.3 °C
1928	16.0 °C
1929	16.5 °C
1930	17.6 °C
1931	17.9 °C
1932	16.9 °C
1933	18.4 °C
1934	18.4 °C
1935	16.5 °C
1936	17.6 °C
1937	17.0 °C
1938	17.1 °C
1939	17.6 °C
1940	16.4 °C
1941	18.0 °C
1942	17.6 °C
1943	16.5 °C
1944	17.7 °C
1945	16.6 °C
1946	16.2 °C
1947	16.5 °C
1948	16.8 °C
1949	18.0 °C
1951	17.0 °C
1952	17.8 °C
1953	17.7 °C
1954	17.7 °C
1955	18.5 °C
1957	17.5 °C
1958	16.9 °C
1960	17.8 °C
1961	17.0 °C
1962	17.5 °C
1963	16.5 °C
1965	17.7 °C
1966	17.4 °C
1967	17.0 °C
1969	17.1 °C
1971	17.2 °C
1972	16.3 °C
1974	17.1 °C
1975	17.2 °C
1976	17.0 °C
1977	18.4 °C
1978	17.3 °C
1979	16.3 °C
1980	17.2 °C
1981	16.9 °C
1982	16.5 °C
1983	17.3 °C
1984	16.7 °C
1985	17.8 °C
1986	17.5 °C
1987	18.2 °C
1988	17.9 °C
1989	16.5 °C
1990	16.8 °C
1991	19.1 °C
1993	17.5 °C
1994	17.1 °C
1995	17.7 °C
1996	16.1 °C
1997	15.1 °C
1998	17.6 °C
1999	17.4 °C
2000	16.2 °C
2001	16.7 °C
2002	17.2 °C
2003	16.1 °C
2004	16.3 °C
2005	17.3 °C
2006	16.7 °C
2007	16.9 °C
2008	16.4 °C
2009	16.1 °C
2010	17.9 °C
2011	17.4 °C
2012	17.4 °C
2013	16.4 °C
2014	16.1 °C
2015	17.4 °C
2016	17.5 °C
2017	17.2 °C
2018	17.5 °C
2019	17.3 °C
2020	16.3 °C
2021	17.2 °C
2022	16.8 °C
2023	16.3 °C
2024	18.2 °C
2025	17.2 °C

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

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