When to plant in Towanda, PA

Planting dates worked out from Towanda'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

May 5

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Oct 13

1 year in 10 by Oct 1

Frost-free days

160

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Towanda 1 S · 1.8 km away · station 232 m, town 223 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 20 – Apr 3	May 15 – May 29	Jul 9
Sweet pepper	Mar 6 – Mar 20	May 15 – May 29	Jul 14
Lettuce (leaf)	Mar 3 – Mar 10	Apr 7 – Apr 21	May 17
Peas	—	Apr 5 – May 3	May 30
Bush beans	—	May 8 – May 29	Jun 27
Carrot	—	Apr 14 – May 26	Jun 13
Beet	—	Apr 14 – May 26	Jun 3
Potato	—	Apr 14 – May 5	Jun 23
Kale	Mar 1 – Mar 15	Apr 12 – Apr 26	May 25
Broccoli	Feb 24 – Mar 10	Apr 7 – Apr 28	Jun 6
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 7 – Apr 28	Jul 6
Garlic	—	Sep 29 – Oct 27 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Apr 5 – May 3	May 13
Basil	Apr 3 – Apr 17	May 15 – May 29	Jul 11

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Towanda'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
1895	May 22
1896	Apr 23
1897	May 8
1898	Apr 22
1899	May 10
1900	May 10
1901	Apr 27
1902	May 16
1903	May 2
1904	May 12
1905	May 24
1906	May 21
1907	May 25
1908	May 5
1909	May 3
1910	May 16
1911	May 6
1912	May 1
1913	Jun 9
1914	May 3
1915	May 27
1916	Apr 19
1917	May 18
1918	Apr 26
1919	Apr 30
1920	May 16
1921	May 17
1922	May 1
1923	May 24
1924	May 5
1925	May 8
1926	May 24
1927	May 8
1928	May 15
1929	May 23
1930	Apr 27
1931	May 18
1932	May 23
1933	May 5
1934	May 13
1935	May 24
1936	May 15
1937	Apr 17
1938	May 14
1939	May 15
1940	May 12
1941	May 14
1942	May 11
1943	May 15
1944	May 19
1945	Apr 23
1946	May 10
1947	May 11
1948	May 9
1949	May 13
1950	May 10
1951	May 14
1952	May 9
1953	Apr 29
1954	May 7
1955	May 10
1956	May 26
1957	May 17
1958	May 10
1959	May 9
1960	May 3
1961	May 31
1962	May 10
1963	May 25
1964	May 21
1965	Apr 30
1966	May 11
1967	May 23
1968	May 8
1969	May 27
1970	May 7
1971	May 15
1972	May 11
1973	May 19
1974	May 11
1975	May 9
1976	May 13
1977	May 15
1978	May 4
1979	May 2
1980	Apr 23
1981	May 21
1982	May 5
1983	May 18
1984	May 2
1986	May 3
1987	May 8
1988	Apr 27
1989	May 4
1990	May 12
1991	Apr 13
1992	Apr 30
1993	Apr 29
1994	May 14
1995	May 8
1996	May 15
1997	May 8
1998	Apr 30
1999	Apr 28
2000	May 1
2001	Apr 30
2002	May 22
2004	Apr 28
2005	May 13
2006	May 8
2007	May 15
2008	May 2
2009	May 20
2010	May 12
2011	Apr 23
2012	May 1
2013	May 15
2014	Apr 29
2015	Apr 27
2016	May 10
2017	Apr 23
2019	Apr 30
2020	May 14
2021	Apr 24
2022	May 10

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1895	115
1896	153
1897	147
1898	177
1899	127
1900	131
1901	160
1902	146
1903	150
1904	132
1905	125
1906	139
1907	136
1908	147
1909	148
1910	149
1911	154
1912	167
1913	97
1914	148
1915	134
1916	164
1917	115
1918	164
1919	160
1920	143
1921	148
1922	147
1923	113
1924	149
1925	137
1926	138
1927	155
1928	132
1929	118
1930	160
1931	144
1932	125
1933	161
1934	141
1935	128
1936	133
1937	156
1938	143
1939	152
1940	137
1941	135
1942	136
1943	126
1944	137
1945	159
1946	145
1947	134
1948	147
1949	164
1950	148
1951	137
1952	147
1953	147
1954	152
1955	164
1956	117
1957	132
1958	144
1960	151
1961	120
1962	119
1963	121
1964	114
1965	150
1966	143
1967	149
1968	149
1969	140
1970	150
1971	172
1972	151
1973	155
1974	135
1975	146
1976	150
1977	154
1978	165
1979	166
1980	169
1981	141
1982	164
1983	150
1984	156
1986	159
1987	157
1988	168
1989	146
1990	161
1991	167
1993	143
1994	142
1995	180
1996	141
1997	146
1998	183
1999	161
2001	160
2002	145
2004	189
2005	167
2006	157
2007	166
2008	157
2009	144
2010	150
2011	187
2012	164
2013	161
2014	158
2015	173
2016	153
2017	176
2019	171
2020	127
2021	193
2022	160

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1895	17.4 °C
1896	17.9 °C
1897	16.4 °C
1898	17.2 °C
1899	17.1 °C
1900	18.0 °C
1901	17.2 °C
1902	16.1 °C
1903	15.7 °C
1904	16.2 °C
1905	16.6 °C
1906	17.1 °C
1907	15.1 °C
1908	16.9 °C
1909	16.2 °C
1910	16.6 °C
1911	17.3 °C
1912	16.4 °C
1913	16.5 °C
1914	16.1 °C
1915	16.2 °C
1916	16.6 °C
1917	15.4 °C
1918	16.5 °C
1919	16.8 °C
1920	15.8 °C
1921	18.1 °C
1922	17.1 °C
1923	16.2 °C
1924	15.1 °C
1925	16.4 °C
1926	15.4 °C
1927	15.2 °C
1928	16.1 °C
1929	16.5 °C
1930	16.7 °C
1931	17.2 °C
1932	16.2 °C
1933	17.7 °C
1934	17.5 °C
1935	16.0 °C
1936	17.2 °C
1937	17.0 °C
1938	16.9 °C
1939	17.8 °C
1940	15.9 °C
1941	17.6 °C
1942	17.9 °C
1943	17.0 °C
1944	17.8 °C
1945	17.2 °C
1946	16.2 °C
1947	17.3 °C
1948	17.2 °C
1949	17.6 °C
1950	15.6 °C
1951	16.9 °C
1952	17.5 °C
1953	17.2 °C
1954	16.9 °C
1955	18.2 °C
1956	15.8 °C
1957	17.0 °C
1958	16.3 °C
1960	17.1 °C
1961	16.7 °C
1962	16.5 °C
1963	15.9 °C
1964	16.8 °C
1965	16.4 °C
1966	16.1 °C
1967	15.9 °C
1968	16.9 °C
1969	17.1 °C
1970	17.4 °C
1971	16.7 °C
1972	16.5 °C
1974	16.7 °C
1975	16.8 °C
1976	16.5 °C
1977	17.4 °C
1978	16.7 °C
1980	17.7 °C
1981	17.2 °C
1982	16.1 °C
1983	16.8 °C
1986	16.6 °C
1987	17.2 °C
1988	16.8 °C
1989	16.0 °C
1990	16.3 °C
1991	17.9 °C
1992	15.2 °C
1993	16.9 °C
1994	16.3 °C
1995	16.6 °C
1996	16.5 °C
1997	15.5 °C
1998	17.7 °C
1999	17.4 °C
2001	16.7 °C
2002	17.4 °C
2004	17.4 °C
2005	17.7 °C
2006	17.1 °C
2007	16.4 °C
2008	16.7 °C
2009	16.4 °C
2010	17.7 °C
2011	17.6 °C
2012	17.4 °C
2013	16.6 °C
2014	16.3 °C
2015	17.5 °C
2016	17.5 °C
2017	17.6 °C
2018	17.8 °C
2019	17.6 °C
2020	17.1 °C
2021	17.8 °C
2022	16.8 °C

What this means for you: Since 1895, Towanda'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 Towanda 1 S (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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