When to plant in Muleshoe, TX

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

Safe to plant out

May 4

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Apr 20

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Oct 20

1 year in 10 by Oct 8

Frost-free days

180

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Muleshoe #1 · 1.2 km away · station 1167 m, town 1156 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 9 – Mar 23	May 4 – May 18	Jun 28
Sweet pepper	Feb 23 – Mar 9	May 4 – May 18	Jul 3
Lettuce (leaf)	Feb 16 – Feb 23	Mar 23 – Apr 6	May 2
Peas	—	Mar 9 – Apr 6	May 3
Bush beans	—	Apr 27 – May 18	Jun 16
Carrot	—	Mar 30 – May 11	May 29
Beet	—	Mar 23 – May 4	May 12
Potato	—	Mar 30 – Apr 20	Jun 8
Kale	Feb 9 – Feb 23	Mar 23 – Apr 6	May 5
Broccoli	Feb 9 – Feb 23	Mar 23 – Apr 13	May 22
Cucumber	Apr 6 – Apr 13	May 4 – May 18	Jun 23
Summer squash and zucchini	Apr 6 – Apr 13	May 4 – May 18	Jun 18
Winter squash	Apr 6 – Apr 13	May 4 – May 18	Jul 23
Sweet corn	—	Apr 27 – May 18	Jun 26
Onion (from sets)	—	Mar 23 – Apr 13	Jun 21
Garlic	—	Oct 6 – Nov 3 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Mar 9 – Apr 6	Apr 16
Basil	Mar 23 – Apr 6	May 4 – May 18	Jun 30

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Muleshoe'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
1928	Apr 27
1929	May 2
1930	May 11
1931	Apr 10
1932	Apr 28
1933	Apr 21
1934	Mar 28
1935	May 6
1936	Apr 22
1937	Apr 26
1938	May 8
1939	Apr 20
1940	Apr 19
1941	Apr 20
1942	Apr 9
1943	Apr 19
1944	Apr 24
1945	Apr 26
1946	Apr 17
1947	Apr 27
1948	Apr 9
1949	Apr 16
1950	Apr 19
1951	Apr 18
1952	Apr 11
1953	May 6
1954	May 3
1955	Apr 10
1956	Apr 20
1957	Apr 15
1958	Apr 24
1959	Apr 14
1960	Apr 18
1961	Apr 16
1962	May 1
1963	Mar 20
1964	Apr 9
1965	Mar 30
1966	Apr 21
1967	May 15
1968	Apr 29
1969	Mar 27
1970	May 2
1971	Apr 8
1972	Apr 15
1973	Apr 27
1974	Apr 17
1976	Apr 2
1977	Apr 5
1978	Apr 11
1979	May 5
1980	Apr 15
1981	Apr 5
1982	Apr 21
1983	May 15
1984	May 8
1985	Apr 2
1986	Apr 23
1987	Apr 23
1988	Apr 28
1989	Apr 12
1990	Apr 7
1991	May 1
1992	Apr 3
1993	Apr 15
1994	Apr 13
1995	Apr 24
1996	Apr 16
1997	Apr 16
1998	Apr 20
1999	Mar 20
2003	Apr 21
2005	Apr 14
2006	Mar 26
2007	Apr 27
2008	May 3
2009	Apr 22
2010	May 3
2011	May 4
2012	Apr 6
2013	May 5
2014	May 16
2015	Apr 30
2016	Apr 8
2017	May 2
2018	Apr 28
2019	Apr 19
2020	Apr 18
2021	Apr 22
2022	Apr 15
2023	Apr 29
2024	Apr 4
2025	Apr 7
2026	Apr 19

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1928	177
1929	173
1930	170
1931	189
1932	159
1933	196
1934	210
1935	170
1936	159
1937	175
1938	164
1939	190
1940	178
1941	193
1942	207
1943	178
1944	180
1945	155
1946	177
1947	187
1948	180
1949	191
1950	197
1951	171
1952	178
1953	173
1954	164
1955	196
1956	193
1957	193
1958	180
1959	186
1960	195
1961	200
1962	190
1963	242
1964	217
1965	205
1966	176
1967	154
1968	171
1969	199
1970	158
1971	205
1972	187
1973	183
1974	181
1976	188
1977	210
1978	209
1979	170
1980	186
1981	200
1982	181
1983	128
1984	163
1985	185
1986	171
1987	200
1988	186
1989	189
1990	185
1991	180
1992	187
1993	188
1994	210
1995	172
1996	184
1997	192
1998	204
1999	211
2003	187
2005	193
2006	211
2007	174
2009	171
2010	176
2011	167
2012	184
2013	153
2014	150
2015	177
2016	217
2017	166
2018	169
2019	174
2020	164
2021	176
2022	192
2023	167
2024	209
2025	204

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1928	20.0 °C
1929	20.4 °C
1930	21.4 °C
1931	20.3 °C
1932	21.2 °C
1933	21.9 °C
1934	22.9 °C
1935	21.0 °C
1936	21.9 °C
1937	22.2 °C
1938	21.8 °C
1939	21.5 °C
1940	21.0 °C
1941	20.3 °C
1942	20.8 °C
1943	22.0 °C
1944	21.1 °C
1945	21.0 °C
1946	22.1 °C
1947	21.2 °C
1948	22.0 °C
1949	20.6 °C
1950	20.6 °C
1951	21.1 °C
1952	21.5 °C
1953	21.8 °C
1954	22.1 °C
1955	21.1 °C
1956	22.5 °C
1957	20.7 °C
1958	21.5 °C
1959	21.5 °C
1960	21.5 °C
1961	20.5 °C
1962	21.6 °C
1963	21.8 °C
1964	22.0 °C
1965	21.7 °C
1966	21.2 °C
1967	20.5 °C
1968	20.3 °C
1969	21.2 °C
1970	20.5 °C
1971	19.9 °C
1972	20.5 °C
1973	19.4 °C
1974	20.4 °C
1976	20.0 °C
1977	21.9 °C
1978	21.6 °C
1979	20.3 °C
1980	21.8 °C
1981	21.3 °C
1982	20.9 °C
1983	21.1 °C
1984	20.8 °C
1985	21.6 °C
1986	21.1 °C
1987	20.2 °C
1988	19.9 °C
1989	20.8 °C
1990	21.3 °C
1991	20.9 °C
1992	20.2 °C
1993	21.1 °C
1994	21.3 °C
1995	20.4 °C
1996	21.4 °C
1997	20.5 °C
1998	22.5 °C
1999	20.8 °C
2003	20.5 °C
2005	20.6 °C
2008	20.4 °C
2009	20.8 °C
2010	21.3 °C
2011	22.8 °C
2012	22.0 °C
2013	20.7 °C
2014	20.8 °C
2015	20.8 °C
2016	20.6 °C
2017	20.4 °C
2018	21.4 °C
2019	21.2 °C
2020	21.4 °C
2021	20.4 °C
2022	22.1 °C
2023	21.7 °C
2024	22.1 °C
2025	21.2 °C
2026	23.3 °C

What this means for you: Since 1928, Muleshoe'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 Muleshoe #1 (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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