When to plant in Orem, UT

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

Last spring frost

Early · riskyApr 89 years in 10 still get a later frost
TypicalApr 26about half of years get a later frost
Safe to plant outMay 131 year in 10 gets a later frost

Hardy crops like peas and spinach are timed from the typical date. Wait for the safe date before planting out tomatoes, peppers and squash.

First fall frost

EarlyOct 41 year in 10 has frost by then
TypicalOct 16about half of years have had frost
LateOct 309 years in 10 have had frost by then

A typical year has 170 frost-free days. Plan for tender crops to be ripe by the early date.

Station used: Pleasant Grove · 8.6 km away · station 1430 m, town 1455 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	Mar 18 – Apr 1	May 13 – May 27	Jul 7
Sweet pepper	Mar 4 – Mar 18	May 13 – May 27	Jul 12
Lettuce (leaf)	Feb 22 – Mar 1	Mar 29 – Apr 12	May 8
Peas	—	Mar 15 – Apr 12	May 9
Bush beans	—	May 6 – May 27	Jun 25
Carrot	—	Apr 5 – May 17	Jun 4
Beet	—	Mar 29 – May 10	May 18
Potato	—	Apr 5 – Apr 26	Jun 14
Kale	Feb 15 – Mar 1	Mar 29 – Apr 12	May 11
Broccoli	Feb 15 – Mar 1	Mar 29 – Apr 19	May 28
Cucumber	Apr 15 – Apr 22	May 13 – May 27	Jul 2
Summer squash and zucchini	Apr 15 – Apr 22	May 13 – May 27	Jun 27
Winter squash	Apr 15 – Apr 22	May 13 – May 27	Aug 1
Sweet corn	—	May 6 – May 27	Jul 5
Onion (from sets)	—	Mar 29 – Apr 19	Jun 27
Garlic	—	Oct 2 – Oct 30 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Mar 15 – Apr 12	Apr 22
Basil	Apr 1 – Apr 15	May 13 – May 27	Jul 9

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Orem'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
1949	May 20
1950	Jun 8
1951	May 13
1953	May 12
1954	May 28
1955	May 16
1956	May 14
1957	Apr 28
1958	Apr 29
1959	May 20
1960	May 24
1961	May 5
1962	Jun 7
1963	Apr 29
1964	May 12
1965	May 10
1966	Jun 5
1967	May 14
1968	May 16
1969	Apr 27
1970	May 11
1971	May 18
1972	May 2
1973	May 2
1974	May 21
1975	May 26
1976	Jun 14
1977	Apr 21
1978	May 31
1979	May 9
1981	May 7
1982	May 6
1983	May 11
1984	May 7
1985	Apr 24
1986	May 8
1987	Apr 20
1988	May 6
1989	Apr 26
1990	May 9
1991	May 5
1992	Mar 20
1993	Apr 20
1994	Apr 30
1995	May 13
1996	Apr 29
1997	May 2
1998	Apr 18
1999	May 11
2000	Apr 2
2001	Apr 13
2002	May 9
2003	May 19
2004	Mar 29
2005	Apr 15
2006	Apr 20
2007	Apr 14
2008	May 13
2009	Apr 27
2010	May 24
2011	May 12
2012	Apr 28
2014	Apr 29
2015	Apr 17
2019	May 1
2020	Apr 15
2021	Apr 12
2022	Apr 14
2023	Apr 16
2024	May 2
2026	Apr 18

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1949	120
1950	110
1951	151
1953	161
1954	138
1955	142
1956	158
1957	159
1958	148
1959	130
1960	142
1961	141
1962	129
1963	181
1964	157
1965	129
1966	120
1967	121
1968	128
1969	158
1970	136
1971	122
1972	175
1973	154
1974	167
1975	141
1976	125
1977	172
1978	109
1979	165
1981	160
1982	152
1983	180
1984	140
1985	157
1986	143
1987	204
1988	189
1989	173
1990	151
1991	171
1992	227
1993	189
1994	181
1995	144
1996	170
1997	162
1998	170
1999	158
2000	213
2001	179
2002	156
2003	144
2004	215
2005	172
2006	180
2007	168
2008	150
2009	156
2010	155
2011	166
2012	161
2014	180
2019	160
2020	190
2021	183
2022	191
2023	192
2024	182

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1949	18.4 °C
1950	17.0 °C
1951	17.6 °C
1953	18.1 °C
1954	18.8 °C
1955	17.6 °C
1956	18.4 °C
1957	17.3 °C
1958	18.2 °C
1959	17.5 °C
1960	18.0 °C
1961	17.8 °C
1962	17.2 °C
1963	17.7 °C
1964	16.5 °C
1965	16.0 °C
1966	17.2 °C
1967	17.1 °C
1968	16.2 °C
1969	18.7 °C
1970	16.9 °C
1971	17.5 °C
1972	17.6 °C
1973	17.3 °C
1974	18.3 °C
1975	16.4 °C
1976	17.9 °C
1977	18.5 °C
1978	17.3 °C
1979	18.5 °C
1981	19.0 °C
1982	17.3 °C
1983	17.1 °C
1984	17.9 °C
1985	18.6 °C
1986	18.2 °C
1987	18.9 °C
1988	18.9 °C
1989	19.2 °C
1990	19.5 °C
1991	18.0 °C
1992	19.6 °C
1993	17.6 °C
1994	20.1 °C
1995	17.6 °C
1996	18.4 °C
1997	18.4 °C
1998	18.1 °C
1999	17.4 °C
2000	19.7 °C
2001	19.5 °C
2002	18.9 °C
2003	19.7 °C
2004	19.0 °C
2005	18.0 °C
2006	19.3 °C
2007	20.7 °C
2008	18.7 °C
2009	19.1 °C
2010	18.4 °C
2011	18.1 °C
2012	20.4 °C
2014	19.4 °C
2015	19.8 °C
2018	21.1 °C
2019	20.3 °C
2020	21.3 °C
2021	21.0 °C
2022	20.5 °C
2023	19.5 °C
2024	20.8 °C

What this means for you: Since 1949, Orem's last spring frost has come about 4 days earlier per decade, on average. The frost-free season has grown by about 7 days per decade. Year-to-year swings are large, so keep using the safe date rather than the trend.

Source: daily records from Pleasant Grove (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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