When to plant in Goldendale, WA

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

Safe to plant out

Jun 8

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

May 19

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Sep 30

1 year in 10 by Sep 18

Frost-free days

139

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Goldendale · 2.2 km away · station 500 m, town 499 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 13 – Apr 27	Jun 8 – Jun 22	Aug 2
Sweet pepper	Mar 30 – Apr 13	Jun 8 – Jun 22	Aug 7
Lettuce (leaf)	Mar 17 – Mar 24	Apr 21 – May 5	May 31
Peas	—	Apr 7 – May 5	Jun 1
Bush beans	—	Jun 1 – Jun 22	Jul 21
Carrot	—	Apr 28 – Jun 9	Jun 27
Beet	—	Apr 21 – Jun 2	Jun 10
Potato	—	Apr 28 – May 19	Jul 7
Kale	Mar 10 – Mar 24	Apr 21 – May 5	Jun 3
Broccoli	Mar 10 – Mar 24	Apr 21 – May 12	Jun 20
Cucumber	May 11 – May 18	Jun 8 – Jun 22	Jul 28
Summer squash and zucchini	May 11 – May 18	Jun 8 – Jun 22	Jul 23
Winter squash	May 11 – May 18	Jun 8 – Jun 22	Aug 27
Sweet corn	—	Jun 1 – Jun 22	Jul 31
Onion (from sets)	—	Apr 21 – May 12	Jul 20
Garlic	—	Sep 16 – Oct 14 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Apr 7 – May 5	May 15
Basil	Apr 27 – May 11	Jun 8 – Jun 22	Aug 4

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Goldendale'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
1908	Jun 2
1911	May 24
1912	Apr 22
1913	May 2
1914	May 28
1915	May 2
1916	Jun 20
1917	Jun 12
1918	Jun 2
1919	Jun 29
1920	Jun 25
1921	May 27
1922	May 27
1923	May 27
1924	May 26
1925	May 9
1926	May 30
1927	May 28
1928	May 30
1929	Jun 3
1930	Jun 13
1931	May 20
1932	May 25
1933	May 19
1934	May 20
1935	May 23
1936	May 7
1937	Jun 23
1938	May 10
1939	May 31
1940	May 27
1941	May 19
1942	May 11
1943	May 18
1944	Jun 2
1945	Apr 28
1946	May 11
1947	May 14
1948	May 15
1950	May 30
1951	May 29
1953	Jun 23
1954	Jun 18
1955	Jun 19
1956	May 26
1957	Apr 26
1958	May 14
1959	May 20
1960	Jun 21
1961	May 6
1962	Jul 3
1963	May 31
1964	May 26
1965	Jun 13
1966	Jun 1
1967	May 25
1968	Jun 12
1969	May 4
1970	May 28
1971	Jun 15
1995	Jun 6
1996	May 20
1997	May 7
1998	Apr 26
1999	Jun 10
2000	May 11
2001	May 29
2002	Jun 8
2003	May 19
2004	Apr 29
2008	May 12
2009	May 21
2010	May 25
2011	May 28
2013	May 3
2014	May 11
2015	May 8
2016	Jun 19
2017	May 15
2018	May 30
2019	May 2
2020	May 8
2021	May 20
2022	May 30

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1911	121
1912	154
1913	153
1914	146
1915	154
1916	99
1917	126
1918	126
1919	63
1920	108
1921	107
1922	103
1923	138
1924	116
1925	144
1926	110
1927	129
1928	111
1929	95
1930	101
1931	126
1932	118
1933	128
1934	129
1935	126
1936	130
1937	91
1938	158
1939	128
1940	147
1941	123
1942	129
1943	132
1944	108
1945	150
1946	138
1947	126
1948	136
1950	119
1951	119
1953	92
1954	103
1955	93
1956	118
1957	145
1958	128
1959	111
1960	67
1961	137
1962	67
1963	139
1964	105
1965	95
1966	123
1967	110
1968	99
1969	132
1970	103
1971	97
1996	123
1997	151
1998	161
1999	107
2000	134
2001	130
2002	105
2003	143
2004	142
2009	129
2010	132
2011	141
2013	152
2014	168
2015	137
2016	86
2017	141
2018	110
2019	148
2020	159
2021	139
2022	143

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1908	15.7 °C
1911	14.9 °C
1912	15.2 °C
1913	16.0 °C
1914	16.4 °C
1915	16.3 °C
1916	15.1 °C
1917	15.6 °C
1918	15.5 °C
1919	14.6 °C
1920	14.4 °C
1921	14.3 °C
1922	15.4 °C
1923	15.3 °C
1924	15.6 °C
1925	15.9 °C
1926	15.7 °C
1927	14.3 °C
1928	15.0 °C
1929	14.1 °C
1930	15.0 °C
1931	15.4 °C
1932	14.4 °C
1933	14.0 °C
1934	15.9 °C
1935	14.8 °C
1936	15.9 °C
1937	15.1 °C
1938	15.7 °C
1939	16.0 °C
1940	16.7 °C
1941	15.9 °C
1942	15.6 °C
1943	14.9 °C
1944	15.6 °C
1945	15.2 °C
1946	15.4 °C
1947	15.3 °C
1948	13.5 °C
1950	14.2 °C
1951	14.6 °C
1952	14.8 °C
1953	13.6 °C
1954	13.6 °C
1955	13.6 °C
1956	15.2 °C
1957	15.3 °C
1958	16.7 °C
1959	14.7 °C
1960	14.8 °C
1961	15.7 °C
1962	14.3 °C
1963	15.0 °C
1964	13.9 °C
1965	15.0 °C
1966	15.3 °C
1967	16.2 °C
1968	15.1 °C
1969	15.8 °C
1970	14.7 °C
1971	14.8 °C
1996	15.3 °C
1997	16.4 °C
1998	17.0 °C
1999	15.1 °C
2000	15.9 °C
2001	16.4 °C
2002	16.1 °C
2003	17.1 °C
2004	17.1 °C
2005	16.3 °C
2008	14.4 °C
2010	14.2 °C
2011	13.7 °C
2012	15.4 °C
2013	16.1 °C
2014	16.4 °C
2015	16.7 °C
2016	16.0 °C
2017	16.1 °C
2018	15.6 °C
2019	15.4 °C
2020	15.3 °C
2021	16.4 °C
2022	14.7 °C

What this means for you: Since 1908, Goldendale's last spring frost has come about 1 day earlier per decade, on average. 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 Goldendale (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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