When to plant in Newport, VT

Planting dates worked out from Newport'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 14

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Oct 1

1 year in 10 by Sep 19

Frost-free days

138

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Newport · 1.8 km away · station 241 m, town 208 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 15 – Mar 22	Apr 19 – May 3	May 29
Peas	—	Apr 19 – May 17	Jun 13
Bush beans	—	May 19 – Jun 9	Jul 8
Carrot	—	Apr 27 – Jun 8	Jun 26
Beet	—	Apr 27 – Jun 8	Jun 16
Potato	—	Apr 27 – May 18	Jul 6
Kale	Mar 15 – Mar 29	Apr 26 – May 10	Jun 8
Broccoli	Mar 8 – Mar 22	Apr 19 – May 10	Jun 18
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 19 – May 10	Jul 18
Garlic	—	Sep 17 – Oct 15 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Apr 19 – May 17	May 27
Basil	Apr 14 – Apr 28	May 26 – Jun 9	Jul 22

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Newport'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
1930	Apr 30
1931	May 17
1933	May 19
1934	May 16
1935	May 23
1936	May 21
1938	Apr 24
1939	May 13
1940	May 13
1941	May 3
1942	Apr 22
1943	May 15
1945	Jun 3
1946	May 9
1947	May 15
1948	May 4
1949	May 21
1950	May 14
1951	May 14
1952	May 28
1954	May 13
1955	Apr 21
1956	Jun 19
1957	May 19
1958	Jun 7
1959	May 18
1960	Apr 30
1961	May 31
1962	May 12
1963	May 25
1964	May 21
1965	Jun 3
1966	Jun 1
1967	May 29
1968	May 27
1969	May 27
1970	May 29
1971	Jun 1
1972	May 11
1973	May 8
1974	May 20
1975	May 9
1976	May 1
1977	May 15
1978	May 5
1979	May 7
1980	May 17
1981	May 18
1982	May 22
1983	May 19
1984	May 18
1985	May 15
1986	Jun 3
1987	May 19
1988	May 15
1989	May 10
1990	May 24
1991	May 19
1992	May 26
1993	May 18
1994	May 4
1995	May 9
1996	May 27
1997	May 27
1998	Apr 29
1999	May 14
2000	May 20
2001	May 14
2004	May 9
2005	May 13
2006	May 8
2007	May 7
2008	May 3
2009	May 26
2010	May 14
2011	May 1
2012	May 7
2013	May 27
2014	May 8
2015	May 23
2016	May 17
2017	May 21
2018	May 18
2019	May 9
2020	May 13
2021	May 8
2022	May 9

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1930	156
1931	144
1934	137
1935	113
1936	129
1938	158
1939	136
1940	155
1941	132
1942	154
1943	125
1945	105
1946	126
1947	132
1948	134
1949	126
1950	127
1951	137
1952	102
1954	145
1955	145
1956	82
1957	130
1958	113
1959	119
1960	153
1961	136
1962	131
1963	111
1964	114
1965	88
1966	110
1967	104
1968	131
1969	114
1970	129
1971	133
1972	139
1973	135
1974	126
1975	146
1976	146
1977	144
1978	131
1979	135
1980	129
1981	145
1982	140
1983	143
1984	131
1985	120
1986	115
1987	129
1988	123
1989	137
1990	153
1991	125
1992	120
1993	124
1994	160
1995	129
1996	119
1997	128
1998	147
1999	142
2000	130
2001	138
2004	149
2005	160
2006	151
2007	162
2008	138
2009	122
2010	150
2011	158
2012	143
2013	134
2014	129
2015	124
2016	146
2017	143
2018	139
2019	146
2020	128
2021	169
2022	146

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1930	14.4 °C
1931	15.4 °C
1934	14.7 °C
1935	13.6 °C
1936	14.1 °C
1937	15.8 °C
1938	15.2 °C
1939	14.3 °C
1940	13.8 °C
1941	14.5 °C
1942	14.8 °C
1943	13.5 °C
1945	15.0 °C
1946	13.8 °C
1947	14.5 °C
1948	14.2 °C
1949	15.1 °C
1950	13.8 °C
1951	14.2 °C
1952	14.4 °C
1953	14.4 °C
1954	13.2 °C
1955	15.4 °C
1956	12.0 °C
1957	13.7 °C
1958	12.7 °C
1959	15.5 °C
1960	14.9 °C
1961	14.6 °C
1962	13.8 °C
1963	13.6 °C
1964	13.7 °C
1965	13.3 °C
1966	13.5 °C
1967	13.9 °C
1968	14.5 °C
1969	14.2 °C
1970	14.8 °C
1971	14.3 °C
1972	13.7 °C
1973	15.2 °C
1974	14.0 °C
1975	14.8 °C
1976	14.5 °C
1977	14.2 °C
1978	14.1 °C
1979	14.8 °C
1980	14.4 °C
1981	15.3 °C
1982	14.5 °C
1986	14.8 °C
1988	15.3 °C
1989	15.2 °C
1990	15.1 °C
1991	15.4 °C
1992	14.3 °C
1993	14.8 °C
1994	15.7 °C
1995	14.9 °C
1996	15.0 °C
1997	14.0 °C
1998	15.9 °C
1999	16.8 °C
2000	14.7 °C
2004	14.2 °C
2005	15.4 °C
2006	14.8 °C
2007	14.1 °C
2008	14.7 °C
2009	14.0 °C
2010	15.4 °C
2011	14.9 °C
2012	15.1 °C
2013	14.5 °C
2014	14.2 °C
2015	14.6 °C
2016	14.6 °C
2017	14.7 °C
2018	14.9 °C
2019	13.9 °C
2020	14.4 °C
2021	15.7 °C
2022	15.2 °C

What this means for you: Since 1930, Newport's last spring frost has stayed at about the same time of year. 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 Newport (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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