When to plant in Crozet, VA

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

Safe to plant out

Apr 11

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Apr 3

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Nov 8

1 year in 10 by Oct 29

Frost-free days

218

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Charlottesville 2w · 16.1 km away · station 264 m, town 219 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	Feb 14 – Feb 28	Apr 11 – Apr 25	Jun 5
Sweet pepper	Jan 31 – Feb 14	Apr 11 – Apr 25	Jun 10
Lettuce (leaf)	Jan 30 – Feb 6	Mar 6 – Mar 20	Apr 15
Peas	—	Mar 2 – Mar 30	Apr 26
Bush beans	—	Apr 4 – Apr 25	May 24
Carrot	—	Mar 16 – Apr 27	May 15
Beet	—	Mar 16 – Apr 27	May 5
Potato	—	Mar 16 – Apr 6	May 25
Kale	Jan 26 – Feb 9	Mar 9 – Mar 23	Apr 21
Broccoli	Jan 23 – Feb 6	Mar 6 – Mar 27	May 5
Cucumber	Mar 14 – Mar 21	Apr 11 – Apr 25	May 31
Summer squash and zucchini	Mar 14 – Mar 21	Apr 11 – Apr 25	May 26
Winter squash	Mar 14 – Mar 21	Apr 11 – Apr 25	Jun 30
Sweet corn	—	Apr 4 – Apr 25	Jun 3
Onion (from sets)	—	Mar 6 – Mar 27	Jun 4
Garlic	—	Oct 25 – Nov 22 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Mar 2 – Mar 30	Apr 9
Basil	Feb 28 – Mar 14	Apr 11 – Apr 25	Jun 7

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Crozet'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 9
1895	Apr 12
1899	Apr 4
1901	Mar 22
1902	Apr 9
1903	Apr 6
1904	Apr 22
1905	Apr 18
1906	Apr 1
1907	Apr 15
1908	Apr 5
1910	Mar 18
1911	Apr 4
1912	Mar 26
1913	Apr 8
1914	Apr 10
1918	Apr 13
1919	Apr 3
1920	Apr 14
1921	Apr 12
1922	Mar 23
1923	Apr 15
1924	Apr 4
1925	Apr 21
1926	Apr 20
1927	Apr 11
1928	Apr 18
1929	Mar 18
1930	Mar 28
1931	Mar 31
1932	Apr 4
1933	Apr 23
1934	Apr 28
1935	Apr 16
1936	Apr 8
1937	Apr 11
1938	Apr 8
1939	Apr 13
1940	Apr 14
1943	Apr 16
1944	Apr 21
1945	Apr 7
1946	Apr 13
1947	May 10
1948	Mar 29
1949	Apr 17
1950	Apr 15
1951	Apr 18
1952	Apr 8
1953	Apr 21
1954	Apr 5
1955	Apr 8
1956	Apr 21
1957	Apr 15
1958	Mar 25
1959	Apr 14
1960	Apr 11
1961	Mar 23
1962	Apr 17
1963	Mar 23
1964	Apr 7
1965	Apr 4
1966	Apr 14
1967	Apr 12
1968	Mar 24
1969	Apr 1
1970	Mar 31
1971	Apr 7
1972	Apr 9
1973	Apr 13
1974	Apr 10
1975	Apr 7
1976	Apr 12
1977	Apr 9
1978	Mar 26
1979	Apr 7
1980	Mar 26
1981	Mar 22
1982	Apr 10
1983	Apr 20
1984	Mar 29
1985	Apr 10
1986	Apr 23
1987	Apr 6
1989	Apr 12
1990	Apr 13
1991	Mar 31
1993	Apr 6
1994	Apr 8
1995	Apr 5
1996	Apr 10
1997	Apr 10
1998	Mar 25
1999	Mar 26
2000	Apr 9
2001	Mar 29
2002	Apr 7
2003	Apr 1
2004	Apr 6
2005	Mar 22
2006	Mar 26
2007	Apr 11
2009	Apr 8
2010	Mar 28
2011	Mar 29
2012	Mar 11
2013	Apr 5
2014	Apr 17
2015	Mar 30
2016	Apr 11
2017	Mar 24
2018	Apr 10
2019	Apr 2
2020	Apr 15
2021	Apr 22
2022	Mar 30
2023	Mar 21
2024	Mar 25
2025	Apr 9
2026	Mar 19

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1901	228
1902	233
1903	203
1904	188
1905	197
1906	192
1907	210
1908	200
1910	224
1911	212
1912	221
1914	200
1918	212
1919	224
1920	212
1921	212
1922	243
1923	199
1924	225
1926	188
1927	208
1928	207
1929	247
1930	207
1931	220
1932	221
1933	185
1934	197
1935	220
1936	201
1937	186
1938	221
1939	198
1940	188
1943	207
1944	216
1945	211
1946	219
1947	187
1948	203
1949	202
1950	210
1951	199
1952	195
1953	198
1954	208
1955	210
1956	211
1957	195
1958	246
1959	202
1960	210
1961	230
1962	191
1964	228
1965	207
1966	199
1967	206
1968	230
1969	205
1970	230
1971	214
1972	193
1973	206
1974	175
1975	206
1976	189
1977	216
1978	244
1979	185
1980	229
1981	235
1982	195
1983	192
1984	223
1985	236
1986	204
1989	191
1990	198
1991	218
1993	187
1994	228
1995	212
1996	206
1997	200
1998	224
1999	222
2001	227
2002	208
2003	221
2004	217
2005	239
2006	221
2007	210
2009	241
2010	243
2011	213
2012	238
2013	212
2014	204
2015	237
2016	223
2017	231
2018	194
2019	213
2020	216
2021	197
2022	228
2023	225
2024	233
2025	215

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1898	20.4 °C
1901	19.8 °C
1902	20.3 °C
1903	19.9 °C
1904	20.2 °C
1905	20.9 °C
1906	21.1 °C
1907	19.1 °C
1908	20.6 °C
1909	20.4 °C
1910	20.4 °C
1911	21.9 °C
1912	21.2 °C
1916	20.6 °C
1917	20.1 °C
1918	21.0 °C
1919	20.8 °C
1920	19.9 °C
1921	22.1 °C
1922	21.4 °C
1923	21.1 °C
1924	19.6 °C
1925	22.1 °C
1927	19.9 °C
1928	20.4 °C
1929	21.1 °C
1930	22.7 °C
1931	21.8 °C
1932	22.1 °C
1933	22.0 °C
1934	22.3 °C
1935	20.6 °C
1936	22.0 °C
1937	20.9 °C
1939	21.5 °C
1940	20.4 °C
1941	22.4 °C
1942	21.6 °C
1943	21.4 °C
1944	21.6 °C
1945	21.0 °C
1946	20.2 °C
1947	20.9 °C
1948	20.9 °C
1949	20.7 °C
1950	19.9 °C
1951	20.9 °C
1952	21.4 °C
1953	22.2 °C
1954	21.6 °C
1955	21.7 °C
1956	20.5 °C
1957	21.6 °C
1958	20.4 °C
1959	21.9 °C
1960	21.1 °C
1961	20.2 °C
1962	20.2 °C
1963	20.8 °C
1964	20.8 °C
1965	21.1 °C
1966	20.8 °C
1967	19.6 °C
1968	21.0 °C
1969	20.9 °C
1970	21.7 °C
1971	20.6 °C
1972	20.0 °C
1973	21.1 °C
1974	20.2 °C
1975	19.9 °C
1976	20.2 °C
1977	21.9 °C
1978	20.4 °C
1979	20.1 °C
1980	21.6 °C
1981	20.8 °C
1982	20.0 °C
1983	20.1 °C
1984	19.8 °C
1985	20.8 °C
1986	21.2 °C
1987	21.3 °C
1988	20.9 °C
1989	20.0 °C
1990	20.2 °C
1991	21.9 °C
1993	20.7 °C
1994	20.1 °C
1995	20.9 °C
1996	20.6 °C
1997	19.8 °C
1998	21.9 °C
1999	21.6 °C
2000	20.7 °C
2001	20.8 °C
2002	21.9 °C
2003	20.0 °C
2004	20.9 °C
2005	21.2 °C
2006	21.2 °C
2007	21.1 °C
2009	20.4 °C
2010	22.9 °C
2011	21.7 °C
2012	21.5 °C
2013	20.3 °C
2014	20.7 °C
2015	21.4 °C
2016	21.5 °C
2017	21.4 °C
2018	21.4 °C
2019	22.0 °C
2020	20.4 °C
2021	21.5 °C
2022	21.1 °C
2023	20.9 °C
2024	21.9 °C
2025	21.8 °C
2026	23.1 °C

What this means for you: Since 1894, Crozet'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 Charlottesville 2w (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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