When to plant in Manti, UT

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

Safe to plant out

Jun 10

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

May 20

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Oct 1

1 year in 10 by Sep 16

Frost-free days

132

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Manti · 1.2 km away · station 1750 m, town 1710 m. How we match towns to stations

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Planting dates for common crops

Crop	Start indoors	Plant out or sow	Harvest from
Tomato	Apr 15 – Apr 29	Jun 10 – Jun 24	Aug 4
Sweet pepper	Apr 1 – Apr 15	Jun 10 – Jun 24	Aug 9
Lettuce (leaf)	Mar 18 – Mar 25	Apr 22 – May 6	Jun 1
Peas	—	Apr 8 – May 6	Jun 2
Bush beans	—	Jun 3 – Jun 24	Jul 23
Carrot	—	Apr 29 – Jun 10	Jun 28
Beet	—	Apr 22 – Jun 3	Jun 11
Potato	—	Apr 29 – May 20	Jul 8
Kale	Mar 11 – Mar 25	Apr 22 – May 6	Jun 4
Broccoli	Mar 11 – Mar 25	Apr 22 – May 13	Jun 21
Cucumber	May 13 – May 20	Jun 10 – Jun 24	Jul 30
Summer squash and zucchini	May 13 – May 20	Jun 10 – Jun 24	Jul 25
Winter squash	May 13 – May 20	Jun 10 – Jun 24	Aug 29
Sweet corn	—	Jun 3 – Jun 24	Aug 2
Onion (from sets)	—	Apr 22 – May 13	Jul 21
Garlic	—	Sep 17 – Oct 15 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Apr 8 – May 6	May 16
Basil	Apr 29 – May 13	Jun 10 – Jun 24	Aug 6

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Manti'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 29
1895	Apr 8
1896	May 20
1897	Jun 18
1899	May 29
1901	Jun 14
1902	Jul 3
1903	May 25
1909	May 30
1910	May 17
1911	May 27
1912	Jun 17
1913	May 4
1914	May 13
1915	Jun 14
1916	Jun 23
1917	Jun 13
1918	May 30
1919	Jun 2
1920	Jun 1
1921	Jul 3
1922	May 27
1923	Jun 1
1924	May 8
1925	Apr 28
1926	May 10
1927	May 30
1928	May 4
1929	May 29
1930	May 23
1931	May 21
1932	Jun 8
1933	May 24
1934	Apr 7
1935	May 5
1936	May 22
1937	Jun 5
1938	May 19
1939	Jun 18
1940	Apr 28
1941	May 20
1942	May 30
1943	Jun 5
1944	Jun 3
1945	Apr 29
1946	May 31
1947	Apr 26
1948	May 20
1949	Jun 2
1950	Jun 9
1951	Jun 4
1952	Apr 23
1953	May 25
1954	Jun 7
1955	Jun 3
1956	May 15
1957	May 21
1958	May 15
1959	May 31
1960	May 24
1961	May 12
1962	Jun 8
1963	May 13
1964	May 12
1965	May 11
1966	May 24
1967	May 15
1968	Jun 30
1969	Apr 28
1970	May 15
1971	May 19
1972	May 3
1973	Jun 19
1974	May 21
1975	Jun 26
1976	Jun 15
1977	May 21
1978	Jun 1
1979	Jun 9
1980	May 26
1981	Jun 15
1982	Jun 9
1983	May 17
1984	May 8
1985	May 14
1986	May 23
1987	May 3
1988	May 7
1989	May 20
1990	Jun 2
1991	May 12
1992	May 10
1993	May 9
1994	May 8
1995	May 13
1996	Apr 29
1997	May 2
1998	May 14
1999	May 17
2000	May 13
2001	Jun 13
2002	Jun 10
2003	May 20
2004	May 30
2005	May 13
2006	May 31
2007	Jun 8
2008	Jun 12
2009	May 9
2010	May 25
2011	Jun 3
2012	Jun 11
2013	Jun 1
2014	May 14
2015	May 21
2016	Apr 26
2017	May 20
2018	Apr 26
2019	May 10
2020	Jun 9
2021	May 23
2022	May 31
2023	May 6
2024	May 24
2025	May 20
2026	May 19

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1895	150
1896	113
1899	124
1901	88
1902	84
1909	104
1910	138
1911	101
1912	80
1913	138
1914	122
1915	91
1916	78
1917	93
1918	146
1919	111
1920	115
1921	79
1922	132
1923	107
1924	133
1925	147
1926	137
1927	125
1928	131
1929	134
1930	125
1931	126
1932	117
1933	143
1934	170
1935	163
1936	127
1937	111
1938	150
1939	88
1940	158
1941	110
1942	111
1943	129
1944	104
1945	142
1946	109
1947	141
1948	138
1949	127
1950	113
1951	99
1952	174
1953	130
1954	114
1955	114
1956	129
1957	122
1958	132
1959	113
1960	139
1961	134
1962	92
1963	153
1964	130
1965	128
1966	132
1967	120
1968	78
1969	157
1970	122
1971	121
1972	144
1973	96
1974	113
1975	103
1976	110
1977	132
1978	108
1979	132
1980	118
1981	115
1982	111
1983	125
1984	139
1985	131
1986	128
1987	164
1988	134
1989	137
1990	127
1991	145
1992	149
1993	127
1994	159
1995	131
1996	142
1997	159
1998	143
1999	132
2000	133
2001	118
2002	114
2003	116
2004	113
2005	145
2006	107
2007	108
2008	81
2009	144
2010	153
2011	124
2012	116
2013	118
2014	140
2015	159
2016	151
2017	125
2018	169
2019	142
2020	124
2021	140
2022	144
2023	159
2024	146
2025	139

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1894	19.9 °C
1895	19.6 °C
1896	17.1 °C
1897	17.4 °C
1899	16.6 °C
1901	15.5 °C
1902	15.6 °C
1909	12.9 °C
1910	13.9 °C
1911	13.7 °C
1912	13.9 °C
1913	15.6 °C
1914	15.0 °C
1915	14.4 °C
1916	14.5 °C
1917	14.6 °C
1918	15.4 °C
1919	16.9 °C
1920	14.8 °C
1921	14.8 °C
1922	15.3 °C
1923	14.8 °C
1924	16.2 °C
1925	15.5 °C
1926	16.1 °C
1927	14.9 °C
1928	16.6 °C
1929	15.4 °C
1930	15.9 °C
1931	16.9 °C
1932	15.6 °C
1933	15.7 °C
1934	17.5 °C
1935	15.8 °C
1936	16.1 °C
1937	16.0 °C
1938	15.7 °C
1939	16.7 °C
1940	17.0 °C
1941	14.8 °C
1942	15.8 °C
1943	16.0 °C
1944	14.7 °C
1945	14.4 °C
1946	16.2 °C
1947	15.7 °C
1948	16.2 °C
1949	15.9 °C
1950	15.2 °C
1951	15.6 °C
1952	16.2 °C
1953	15.2 °C
1954	16.7 °C
1955	15.7 °C
1956	16.2 °C
1957	15.1 °C
1958	16.4 °C
1959	16.2 °C
1960	17.4 °C
1961	16.4 °C
1962	16.3 °C
1963	16.6 °C
1964	15.6 °C
1965	14.3 °C
1966	16.8 °C
1967	15.4 °C
1968	14.8 °C
1969	16.6 °C
1970	15.4 °C
1971	15.8 °C
1972	15.9 °C
1973	15.1 °C
1974	15.9 °C
1975	13.8 °C
1976	15.9 °C
1977	16.7 °C
1978	15.6 °C
1979	16.2 °C
1980	15.8 °C
1981	16.9 °C
1982	15.1 °C
1983	14.9 °C
1984	15.8 °C
1985	16.4 °C
1986	16.1 °C
1987	16.6 °C
1988	16.7 °C
1989	16.5 °C
1990	17.0 °C
1991	15.4 °C
1992	16.9 °C
1993	15.1 °C
1994	17.6 °C
1995	14.8 °C
1996	16.5 °C
1997	16.0 °C
1998	15.7 °C
1999	15.6 °C
2000	17.7 °C
2001	16.9 °C
2002	16.1 °C
2003	15.2 °C
2004	14.8 °C
2005	16.9 °C
2006	17.4 °C
2007	16.8 °C
2008	15.0 °C
2009	16.4 °C
2010	16.0 °C
2011	14.2 °C
2012	15.2 °C
2013	15.1 °C
2014	16.9 °C
2015	16.8 °C
2016	16.0 °C
2017	16.9 °C
2018	18.4 °C
2019	16.2 °C
2020	17.7 °C
2021	18.2 °C
2022	17.8 °C
2023	16.7 °C
2024	18.0 °C
2025	18.1 °C
2026	18.9 °C

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

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