When to plant in Orangeville, UT

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

Safe to plant out

Jun 9

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

May 21

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Sep 25

1 year in 10 by Sep 13

Frost-free days

127

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Castle Dale · 4.1 km away · station 1716 m, town 1761 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 14 – Apr 28	Jun 9 – Jun 23	Aug 3
Sweet pepper	Mar 31 – Apr 14	Jun 9 – Jun 23	Aug 8
Lettuce (leaf)	Mar 19 – Mar 26	Apr 23 – May 7	Jun 2
Peas	—	Apr 9 – May 7	Jun 3
Bush beans	—	Jun 2 – Jun 23	Jul 22
Carrot	—	Apr 30 – Jun 11	Jun 29
Beet	—	Apr 23 – Jun 4	Jun 12
Potato	—	Apr 30 – May 21	Jul 9
Kale	Mar 12 – Mar 26	Apr 23 – May 7	Jun 5
Broccoli	Mar 12 – Mar 26	Apr 23 – May 14	Jun 22
Cucumber	May 12 – May 19	Jun 9 – Jun 23	Jul 29
Summer squash and zucchini	May 12 – May 19	Jun 9 – Jun 23	Jul 24
Winter squash	May 12 – May 19	Jun 9 – Jun 23	Aug 28
Sweet corn	—	Jun 2 – Jun 23	Aug 1
Onion (from sets)	—	Apr 23 – May 14	Jul 22
Garlic	—	Sep 11 – Oct 9 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Apr 9 – May 7	May 17
Basil	Apr 28 – May 12	Jun 9 – Jun 23	Aug 5

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Orangeville'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
1903	May 29
1907	Jun 16
1909	Jun 13
1910	May 18
1913	Jun 30
1914	Jun 7
1915	May 5
1917	Jun 13
1918	May 30
1919	Jun 2
1920	May 6
1921	Jul 3
1922	May 27
1923	Jun 1
1924	May 7
1925	Apr 30
1926	May 10
1927	May 30
1928	May 5
1929	Jun 3
1930	May 24
1931	May 22
1932	Jun 8
1933	May 24
1934	Apr 27
1935	May 31
1936	May 6
1937	Jun 6
1938	May 9
1940	May 1
1942	May 30
1946	May 31
1956	May 15
1957	May 22
1958	May 3
1959	May 29
1960	May 24
1961	May 17
1962	May 18
1963	May 13
1964	May 12
1965	May 27
1966	May 2
1967	May 15
1968	Jun 30
1969	Apr 29
1970	May 15
1971	May 19
1972	May 14
1973	Jun 19
1974	May 21
1975	May 30
1976	Jun 15
1977	May 20
1978	May 25
1979	Jun 8
1980	May 26
1981	May 13
1982	Jun 9
1983	May 18
1984	May 9
1985	May 14
1986	May 23
1987	May 3
1988	May 31
1989	Jun 22
1990	Jun 2
1991	May 28
1992	May 11
1993	May 10
1994	May 21
1995	May 28
1996	Apr 30
1997	May 8
1998	May 23
1999	May 18
2000	May 14
2001	Jun 13
2002	Jun 11
2003	May 11
2004	May 2
2005	May 8
2006	May 29
2007	Jun 8
2008	Jun 12
2009	Apr 28
2010	May 30
2011	May 31
2012	May 28
2013	Jun 1
2014	May 14
2015	May 16
2016	May 22
2017	May 20
2018	May 2
2019	May 21
2020	Jun 9
2021	Jun 11
2022	May 31
2023	May 6
2024	May 26
2025	May 20
2026	May 20

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1903	100
1907	95
1909	100
1913	80
1914	97
1917	93
1918	140
1919	113
1920	141
1921	79
1922	130
1923	117
1924	134
1925	152
1926	137
1927	119
1928	130
1929	122
1930	124
1932	116
1933	142
1934	150
1935	120
1936	145
1937	109
1938	160
1956	129
1958	144
1959	121
1960	139
1961	129
1962	113
1963	153
1964	130
1965	112
1966	135
1967	144
1968	53
1970	122
1971	121
1972	138
1973	74
1974	113
1975	113
1976	110
1977	126
1978	115
1979	134
1980	118
1981	148
1982	113
1983	124
1984	138
1985	131
1986	110
1987	124
1988	105
1989	82
1990	127
1991	109
1992	124
1993	126
1994	139
1995	116
1996	141
1997	153
1998	134
1999	132
2000	132
2001	87
2002	102
2003	125
2004	135
2005	149
2006	110
2007	108
2008	81
2009	155
2010	135
2011	128
2012	110
2013	118
2014	140
2015	163
2016	134
2017	124
2018	146
2019	123
2020	93
2021	101
2022	134
2023	149
2024	133
2025	137

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1903	15.0 °C
1906	13.8 °C
1907	15.7 °C
1909	16.3 °C
1913	14.6 °C
1917	15.1 °C
1918	16.1 °C
1919	17.8 °C
1920	15.5 °C
1921	15.7 °C
1922	15.8 °C
1923	14.5 °C
1924	14.8 °C
1925	15.1 °C
1926	15.6 °C
1927	14.3 °C
1928	14.8 °C
1929	14.2 °C
1930	15.1 °C
1932	14.9 °C
1934	16.6 °C
1935	15.3 °C
1936	16.1 °C
1937	15.5 °C
1938	15.1 °C
1940	17.9 °C
1941	16.0 °C
1956	17.0 °C
1958	16.9 °C
1959	16.4 °C
1960	17.2 °C
1961	16.5 °C
1962	16.5 °C
1963	17.0 °C
1964	16.3 °C
1965	15.1 °C
1966	17.2 °C
1967	16.1 °C
1968	15.3 °C
1969	17.5 °C
1970	16.6 °C
1971	16.6 °C
1972	16.9 °C
1973	16.3 °C
1974	16.8 °C
1975	14.8 °C
1976	16.3 °C
1977	17.1 °C
1978	16.5 °C
1979	16.8 °C
1980	16.4 °C
1981	17.8 °C
1982	16.2 °C
1983	16.1 °C
1984	17.2 °C
1985	17.5 °C
1986	15.2 °C
1987	15.3 °C
1988	15.6 °C
1989	15.8 °C
1990	16.3 °C
1991	15.0 °C
1992	16.5 °C
1993	16.2 °C
1994	18.2 °C
1995	15.7 °C
1996	16.9 °C
1997	16.4 °C
1998	16.1 °C
1999	15.8 °C
2000	17.7 °C
2001	17.3 °C
2002	17.3 °C
2003	17.4 °C
2004	16.5 °C
2005	16.4 °C
2006	16.9 °C
2007	17.5 °C
2008	16.4 °C
2009	17.4 °C
2010	16.9 °C
2011	16.3 °C
2012	18.0 °C
2014	17.3 °C
2015	17.4 °C
2016	17.3 °C
2017	17.3 °C
2018	18.4 °C
2019	16.8 °C
2020	17.7 °C
2021	18.0 °C
2022	17.9 °C
2023	16.9 °C
2024	17.7 °C
2025	17.6 °C

What this means for you: Since 1903, Orangeville'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 Castle Dale (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

Nearby towns

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