When to plant in Lyndonville, VT

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

Safe to plant out

May 26

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

May 15

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Oct 2

1 year in 10 by Sep 19

Frost-free days

137

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Saint Johnsbury · 12.7 km away · station 213 m, town 220 m. How we match towns to stations

This season

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Planting dates for common crops

Crop	Start indoors	Plant out or sow	Harvest from
Tomato	Mar 31 – Apr 14	May 26 – Jun 9	Jul 20
Sweet pepper	Mar 17 – Mar 31	May 26 – Jun 9	Jul 25
Lettuce (leaf)	Mar 13 – Mar 20	Apr 17 – May 1	May 27
Peas	—	Apr 11 – May 9	Jun 5
Bush beans	—	May 19 – Jun 9	Jul 8
Carrot	—	Apr 24 – Jun 5	Jun 23
Beet	—	Apr 21 – Jun 2	Jun 10
Potato	—	Apr 24 – May 15	Jul 3
Kale	Mar 7 – Mar 21	Apr 18 – May 2	May 31
Broccoli	Mar 6 – Mar 20	Apr 17 – May 8	Jun 16
Cucumber	Apr 28 – May 5	May 26 – Jun 9	Jul 15
Summer squash and zucchini	Apr 28 – May 5	May 26 – Jun 9	Jul 10
Winter squash	Apr 28 – May 5	May 26 – Jun 9	Aug 14
Sweet corn	—	May 19 – Jun 9	Jul 18
Onion (from sets)	—	Apr 17 – May 8	Jul 16
Garlic	—	Sep 18 – Oct 16 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Apr 11 – May 9	May 19
Basil	Apr 14 – Apr 28	May 26 – Jun 9	Jul 22

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Lyndonville'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	Jun 7
1895	May 17
1897	May 8
1898	May 9
1899	May 17
1900	May 23
1901	May 6
1902	May 31
1903	May 31
1904	May 6
1905	May 31
1906	May 22
1907	May 26
1908	Jun 3
1909	May 26
1910	Jun 5
1911	May 17
1912	Jun 10
1913	Jun 10
1914	May 16
1915	May 30
1916	May 14
1917	May 28
1918	Jun 20
1919	May 13
1920	May 16
1921	May 24
1922	May 28
1923	May 28
1924	Jun 1
1925	May 19
1926	Jun 5
1927	Jun 3
1928	May 15
1929	May 23
1930	Jun 1
1931	May 18
1932	May 24
1933	May 18
1934	May 19
1935	May 24
1936	May 22
1937	May 16
1938	May 9
1939	May 19
1940	May 13
1941	May 30
1942	May 12
1943	May 15
1944	Jun 4
1945	Jun 2
1946	May 11
1947	May 15
1948	May 4
1949	May 26
1950	May 22
1951	May 25
1952	May 15
1953	Jun 3
1954	May 14
1955	Apr 27
1956	May 29
1957	May 19
1958	Jun 7
1959	May 19
1960	May 3
1961	Jun 1
1962	May 28
1963	May 25
1964	Jun 6
1965	May 24
1966	Jun 1
1967	Jun 1
1968	May 27
1969	May 27
1970	May 29
1971	May 24
1972	May 13
1973	Jun 3
1974	May 20
1976	May 13
1977	May 15
1978	May 8
1979	May 8
1980	May 28
1981	May 20
1982	May 22
1983	May 19
1984	May 18
1985	May 9
1986	Jun 3
1987	May 19
1988	May 15
1989	May 10
1990	Jun 5
1991	May 20
1992	May 25
1993	May 14
1994	May 28
1995	May 9
1996	May 26
1997	May 27
1998	Apr 30
1999	May 14
2000	May 20
2001	May 15
2002	May 25
2003	May 17
2004	May 8
2005	May 13
2006	May 8
2007	May 22
2008	May 2
2009	May 26
2010	May 13
2011	May 1
2012	May 12
2013	May 15
2014	May 8
2015	May 21
2016	May 17
2017	May 21
2018	May 13
2019	May 9
2020	May 14
2021	May 7
2022	May 9
2023	May 26
2024	Apr 27
2025	May 1
2026	May 22

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1894	110
1895	120
1897	136
1898	134
1899	121
1900	118
1901	136
1902	131
1903	110
1904	138
1905	105
1906	125
1907	127
1908	103
1909	115
1910	119
1911	119
1912	119
1913	91
1914	135
1915	115
1916	139
1917	105
1918	82
1919	127
1920	126
1921	125
1922	112
1923	109
1924	115
1925	126
1926	117
1927	127
1928	131
1929	118
1930	124
1931	133
1932	128
1933	116
1934	135
1935	112
1936	126
1937	139
1938	122
1939	130
1940	140
1941	105
1942	134
1943	125
1944	111
1945	106
1946	124
1947	127
1948	134
1949	122
1950	118
1951	127
1952	135
1953	111
1954	145
1955	139
1956	114
1957	131
1958	113
1959	119
1961	120
1962	115
1963	111
1964	98
1965	126
1966	106
1967	101
1968	131
1969	114
1970	129
1971	137
1972	132
1973	109
1974	126
1976	134
1977	144
1978	140
1979	134
1980	119
1981	133
1982	140
1983	143
1984	131
1985	126
1986	116
1987	129
1989	137
1990	133
1991	124
1992	121
1993	128
1994	127
1995	132
1996	130
1997	119
1998	154
1999	144
2000	131
2001	137
2002	135
2003	142
2004	150
2005	160
2006	150
2007	147
2008	143
2009	137
2010	149
2011	157
2012	149
2013	124
2014	133
2015	135
2016	146
2017	133
2018	153
2019	148
2020	127
2021	168
2022	146
2023	157
2024	172
2025	142

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1894	15.1 °C
1895	15.1 °C
1897	14.5 °C
1898	14.9 °C
1899	14.2 °C
1900	14.1 °C
1901	16.1 °C
1902	14.1 °C
1903	14.4 °C
1904	15.1 °C
1905	14.7 °C
1906	15.5 °C
1907	13.8 °C
1908	15.5 °C
1909	15.4 °C
1910	15.4 °C
1911	15.4 °C
1912	14.6 °C
1913	14.5 °C
1914	14.6 °C
1915	15.6 °C
1916	15.9 °C
1917	14.5 °C
1918	15.7 °C
1919	15.8 °C
1920	15.3 °C
1921	17.0 °C
1922	16.1 °C
1923	14.7 °C
1924	14.1 °C
1925	14.8 °C
1926	13.6 °C
1927	14.2 °C
1928	14.8 °C
1929	15.1 °C
1930	15.5 °C
1931	16.2 °C
1932	15.1 °C
1933	15.9 °C
1934	16.1 °C
1935	15.0 °C
1936	15.4 °C
1937	16.1 °C
1938	15.7 °C
1939	15.2 °C
1940	14.7 °C
1941	15.9 °C
1942	16.1 °C
1943	14.5 °C
1944	16.0 °C
1945	15.7 °C
1946	14.9 °C
1947	15.6 °C
1948	15.2 °C
1949	16.4 °C
1950	14.7 °C
1951	15.5 °C
1952	16.0 °C
1953	15.8 °C
1954	14.5 °C
1955	16.8 °C
1956	13.6 °C
1957	15.3 °C
1958	14.7 °C
1959	16.8 °C
1961	16.2 °C
1962	15.1 °C
1963	14.9 °C
1964	15.0 °C
1965	15.0 °C
1966	14.6 °C
1967	14.9 °C
1968	15.7 °C
1969	15.3 °C
1970	15.8 °C
1971	15.4 °C
1972	14.9 °C
1973	16.0 °C
1974	15.3 °C
1976	15.7 °C
1977	15.6 °C
1978	15.2 °C
1979	15.8 °C
1980	15.6 °C
1981	16.0 °C
1982	15.2 °C
1983	16.0 °C
1984	15.8 °C
1985	15.4 °C
1986	15.8 °C
1987	16.3 °C
1989	15.9 °C
1990	16.2 °C
1991	16.4 °C
1992	15.2 °C
1993	16.2 °C
1994	16.1 °C
1995	15.4 °C
1996	15.6 °C
1997	14.7 °C
1998	16.4 °C
1999	16.9 °C
2000	15.0 °C
2001	16.0 °C
2002	15.9 °C
2003	15.9 °C
2004	15.8 °C
2005	16.6 °C
2006	16.2 °C
2007	15.6 °C
2008	15.9 °C
2009	15.4 °C
2010	16.8 °C
2011	16.6 °C
2012	16.5 °C
2013	16.2 °C
2014	15.9 °C
2015	16.7 °C
2016	16.4 °C
2017	16.4 °C
2018	16.5 °C
2019	15.7 °C
2020	16.2 °C
2021	16.9 °C
2022	16.7 °C
2023	16.9 °C
2024	17.6 °C
2025	16.9 °C
2026	16.5 °C

What this means for you: Since 1894, Lyndonville's last spring frost has come about 1 day earlier per decade, on average. 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 Saint Johnsbury (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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