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When to plant in Punxsutawney, PA

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

Safe to plant out
May 30
1 year in 10 has a later frost
Average last frost
May 15
about a 50% chance of a later one
Average first fall frost
Oct 6
1 year in 10 by Sep 24
Frost-free days
143
median, 1991–2020

Station used: Putneyville 2 Se Dam · 26.3 km away · station 390 m, town 374 m. How we match towns to stations

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Planting dates for common crops

CropStart indoorsPlant out or sowHarvest from
Tomato Apr 4 – Apr 18 May 30 – Jun 13 Jul 24
Sweet pepper Mar 21 – Apr 4 May 30 – Jun 13 Jul 29
Lettuce (leaf) Mar 13 – Mar 20 Apr 17 – May 1 May 27
Peas — Apr 4 – May 2 May 29
Bush beans — May 23 – Jun 13 Jul 12
Carrot — Apr 24 – Jun 5 Jun 23
Beet — Apr 17 – May 29 Jun 6
Potato — Apr 24 – May 15 Jul 3
Kale Mar 6 – Mar 20 Apr 17 – May 1 May 30
Broccoli Mar 6 – Mar 20 Apr 17 – May 8 Jun 16
Cucumber May 2 – May 9 May 30 – Jun 13 Jul 19
Summer squash and zucchini May 2 – May 9 May 30 – Jun 13 Jul 14
Winter squash May 2 – May 9 May 30 – Jun 13 Aug 18
Sweet corn — May 23 – Jun 13 Jul 22
Onion (from sets) — Apr 17 – May 8 Jul 16
Garlic — Sep 22 – Oct 20 (fall) following summer
Spinach — Apr 4 – May 2 May 12
Basil Apr 18 – May 2 May 30 – Jun 13 Jul 26

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Punxsutawney's weather over time

How the growing season has shifted here, year by year, from the station's own records.

Apr 15May 1May 15Jun 1Jun 15 19501960197019801990200020102020
Each year's last spring frostLong-term trend
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YearLast spring frost
1944Apr 20
1945Jun 6
1946May 10
1947May 31
1948May 26
1949May 29
1950May 8
1951May 14
1952May 4
1953Apr 22
1954May 10
1955May 18
1956May 26
1957May 29
1958Jun 22
1959May 17
1960May 3
1961Jun 16
1962May 10
1963May 25
1964May 30
1965Apr 29
1966Jun 2
1967May 30
1968May 8
1969May 2
1970May 8
1971May 23
1972Jun 11
1973May 19
1974May 9
1975Apr 28
1976May 13
1977Jun 8
1978May 5
1980May 16
1981May 21
1982May 2
1983May 18
1984May 18
1985May 4
1986Jun 3
1987May 16
1988Jun 10
1990May 12
1992May 30
1993May 21
1994Jun 2
1995May 16
1996May 30
1997May 23
1998Apr 28
1999Apr 27
2000May 16
2001May 31
2002May 23
2003Apr 28
2004May 6
2005May 5
2006May 24
2008May 24
2009May 19
2010May 11
2011May 5
2012May 11
2016May 17
2017May 10
2018May 2
2020May 14
2021May 15
2022May 9
2023May 30
2024May 11
2025Jun 2
2026May 13

What this means for you: Since 1944, Punxsutawney's last spring frost has stayed at about the same time of year. The frost-free season has grown by about 2 days per decade. Year-to-year swings are large, so keep using the safe date rather than the trend.

Source: daily records from Putneyville 2 Se Dam (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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