When to plant in Santaquin, UT

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

Safe to plant out

Jun 7

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

May 12

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Oct 5

1 year in 10 by Sep 20

Frost-free days

145

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Santaquin Chlorinator · 2.0 km away · station 1573 m, town 1519 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 12 – Apr 26	Jun 7 – Jun 21	Aug 1
Sweet pepper	Mar 29 – Apr 12	Jun 7 – Jun 21	Aug 6
Lettuce (leaf)	Mar 10 – Mar 17	Apr 14 – Apr 28	May 24
Peas	—	Mar 31 – Apr 28	May 25
Bush beans	—	May 31 – Jun 21	Jul 20
Carrot	—	Apr 21 – Jun 2	Jun 20
Beet	—	Apr 14 – May 26	Jun 3
Potato	—	Apr 21 – May 12	Jun 30
Kale	Mar 3 – Mar 17	Apr 14 – Apr 28	May 27
Broccoli	Mar 3 – Mar 17	Apr 14 – May 5	Jun 13
Cucumber	May 10 – May 17	Jun 7 – Jun 21	Jul 27
Summer squash and zucchini	May 10 – May 17	Jun 7 – Jun 21	Jul 22
Winter squash	May 10 – May 17	Jun 7 – Jun 21	Aug 26
Sweet corn	—	May 31 – Jun 21	Jul 30
Onion (from sets)	—	Apr 14 – May 5	Jul 13
Garlic	—	Sep 21 – Oct 19 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Mar 31 – Apr 28	May 8
Basil	Apr 26 – May 10	Jun 7 – Jun 21	Aug 3

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Santaquin'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
1914	May 5
1915	May 2
1916	May 25
1917	Jun 13
1918	May 31
1920	May 7
1921	Apr 27
1923	Jun 1
1924	May 6
1925	Apr 22
1926	May 10
1927	May 30
1928	May 4
1929	Jun 2
1930	May 23
1931	May 21
1932	Jun 10
1933	May 13
1934	Apr 6
1935	May 4
1936	May 6
1937	May 1
1938	May 21
1939	Jun 17
1940	May 6
1941	May 19
1942	May 30
1945	Jun 15
1946	May 2
1947	Apr 26
1948	May 14
1949	Apr 16
1950	May 19
1951	May 13
1952	May 17
1953	May 22
1954	Jun 2
1955	May 16
1956	May 14
1957	Jun 16
1958	Apr 29
1959	May 21
1960	May 22
1961	May 5
1962	Jun 7
1963	Apr 27
1964	May 12
1965	May 11
1966	May 23
1967	May 15
1968	May 16
1969	Apr 30
1971	May 19
1972	May 1
1973	May 2
1974	May 21
1975	May 26
1976	Jun 15
1978	May 6
1983	May 17
1984	May 7
1985	Apr 28
1986	May 7
1987	Apr 22
1988	May 7
1989	May 19
1990	Jun 1
1991	May 5
1992	Apr 24
1993	May 10
1994	Apr 27
1995	Jun 7
1996	May 24
1997	May 3
1998	Apr 18
1999	May 17
2000	May 12
2001	Jun 13
2002	Jun 10
2003	May 19
2004	Apr 29
2005	Jun 12
2006	Apr 20
2007	May 22
2008	May 22
2009	May 11
2010	May 24
2011	May 29
2012	May 6
2013	May 2
2014	May 13
2015	Apr 27
2016	May 10
2017	May 18
2018	Apr 18
2019	May 2
2020	Apr 18
2021	May 22
2022	May 21
2023	Apr 26
2024	May 9
2025	Apr 20
2026	May 18

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1914	152
1915	162
1916	131
1917	125
1918	128
1920	140
1921	172
1923	115
1924	137
1925	174
1926	137
1927	128
1928	131
1931	158
1932	117
1933	160
1934	171
1935	165
1936	143
1937	156
1938	140
1939	108
1940	149
1941	131
1942	111
1945	95
1946	143
1947	178
1949	173
1950	133
1951	131
1952	150
1953	133
1954	119
1955	142
1956	131
1957	109
1958	148
1959	129
1960	141
1961	141
1962	129
1963	182
1964	158
1965	128
1966	142
1967	144
1968	127
1969	155
1971	121
1972	175
1973	154
1974	129
1975	134
1978	125
1983	155
1984	140
1985	153
1986	143
1987	179
1988	181
1989	138
1990	128
1992	156
1993	130
1996	116
1997	160
1998	169
1999	133
2000	134
2001	118
2002	123
2003	121
2004	145
2005	114
2006	176
2007	125
2008	140
2009	142
2010	153
2011	129
2012	153
2013	148
2014	166
2015	183
2016	148
2017	137
2018	178
2019	150
2020	180
2021	143
2022	154
2023	182
2024	168
2025	183

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1914	18.0 °C
1915	17.0 °C
1916	17.5 °C
1920	16.1 °C
1921	16.6 °C
1927	16.5 °C
1929	16.5 °C
1931	18.6 °C
1932	17.4 °C
1933	17.0 °C
1934	19.3 °C
1935	18.0 °C
1936	18.4 °C
1937	18.3 °C
1938	17.7 °C
1939	18.7 °C
1940	19.4 °C
1941	16.7 °C
1942	17.7 °C
1943	18.1 °C
1945	15.5 °C
1946	18.5 °C
1947	17.6 °C
1949	18.5 °C
1950	16.7 °C
1951	16.9 °C
1952	18.2 °C
1953	17.4 °C
1954	18.7 °C
1955	17.6 °C
1956	18.5 °C
1957	17.3 °C
1958	18.7 °C
1959	17.9 °C
1960	18.9 °C
1961	18.2 °C
1962	18.2 °C
1963	18.1 °C
1964	16.9 °C
1965	16.0 °C
1966	18.6 °C
1967	17.1 °C
1968	16.0 °C
1969	18.6 °C
1971	17.2 °C
1972	18.2 °C
1973	17.1 °C
1974	18.6 °C
1975	16.2 °C
1978	16.7 °C
1983	16.9 °C
1984	17.1 °C
1985	18.0 °C
1986	17.7 °C
1987	18.4 °C
1988	18.6 °C
1989	18.4 °C
1990	19.1 °C
1991	17.0 °C
1992	18.6 °C
1993	15.8 °C
1994	19.2 °C
1996	18.2 °C
1997	17.7 °C
1998	18.0 °C
1999	17.4 °C
2000	20.1 °C
2001	20.3 °C
2002	19.7 °C
2003	19.6 °C
2004	18.9 °C
2005	18.4 °C
2006	19.7 °C
2007	20.4 °C
2008	17.5 °C
2009	17.7 °C
2010	17.1 °C
2011	16.9 °C
2012	19.1 °C
2013	18.1 °C
2014	18.1 °C
2015	18.7 °C
2016	18.6 °C
2017	18.3 °C
2018	19.5 °C
2019	17.8 °C
2020	19.0 °C
2021	19.3 °C
2022	18.7 °C
2023	17.9 °C
2024	19.1 °C
2025	19.6 °C
2026	19.9 °C

What this means for you: Since 1914, Santaquin's last spring frost has stayed at about the same time of year. The frost-free season has grown by about 1 days per decade. Year-to-year swings are large, so keep using the safe date rather than the trend.

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

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