When to plant in Newport (near Deer Park), WA

Planting dates worked out from Newport (near Deer Park)'s own frost records, not a generic zone chart.

Safe to plant out

Jun 3

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

May 18

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Sep 13

1 year in 10 by Aug 29

Frost-free days

121

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Newport · 0.6 km away · station 659 m, town 653 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	Apr 8 – Apr 22	Jun 3 – Jun 17	Jul 28
Sweet pepper	Mar 25 – Apr 8	Jun 3 – Jun 17	Aug 2
Lettuce (leaf)	Mar 16 – Mar 23	Apr 20 – May 4	May 30
Peas	—	Apr 7 – May 5	Jun 1
Bush beans	—	May 27 – Jun 17	Jul 16
Carrot	—	Apr 27 – Jun 8	Jun 26
Beet	—	Apr 20 – Jun 1	Jun 9
Potato	—	Apr 27 – May 18	Jul 6
Kale	Mar 9 – Mar 23	Apr 20 – May 4	Jun 2
Broccoli	Mar 9 – Mar 23	Apr 20 – May 11	Jun 19
Cucumber	May 6 – May 13	Jun 3 – Jun 17	Jul 23
Summer squash and zucchini	May 6 – May 13	Jun 3 – Jun 17	Jul 18
Winter squash	May 6 – May 13	Jun 3 – Jun 17	Aug 22
Sweet corn	—	May 27 – Jun 17	Jul 26
Onion (from sets)	—	Apr 20 – May 11	Jul 19
Garlic	—	Aug 30 – Sep 27 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Apr 7 – May 5	May 15
Basil	Apr 22 – May 6	Jun 3 – Jun 17	Jul 30

Plan all 65 crops for Newport (near Deer Park)

Newport (near Deer Park)'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
1910	Jun 23
1911	Jun 6
1912	Jun 4
1913	May 17
1914	Jun 22
1915	May 30
1916	Jun 11
1917	Jun 23
1918	Jul 4
1919	Jul 7
1927	May 11
1928	May 30
1929	Jul 12
1930	Jun 14
1931	Jul 1
1932	Jul 11
1933	Jun 18
1934	Jul 11
1935	Jun 21
1936	May 17
1937	Jun 5
1938	Jun 1
1939	Jun 6
1940	Jul 4
1941	May 22
1942	Jun 23
1943	Jul 12
1944	Jul 3
1945	Jun 13
1946	Jun 11
1947	Jun 21
1948	May 14
1949	Jun 30
1950	Jun 3
1951	Jun 21
1952	Jul 6
1953	Jun 9
1954	Jun 18
1955	May 31
1956	Jun 30
1957	Apr 26
1958	May 18
1959	May 30
1960	Jun 8
1961	Jun 30
1962	Jun 11
1963	May 17
1964	Jun 28
1965	Jun 14
1966	May 24
1967	May 26
1968	May 11
1969	May 5
1970	May 20
1971	May 21
1972	May 5
1973	Jun 18
1974	May 29
1976	Jun 13
1977	May 31
1978	May 30
1980	Apr 18
1981	May 13
1982	May 11
1983	May 19
1984	Jun 5
1985	May 13
1986	May 23
1987	Jun 2
1988	May 4
1989	May 22
1990	May 10
1991	Jun 4
1992	May 18
1993	Apr 22
1994	Jun 2
1995	May 4
1997	May 23
2000	Jun 1
2001	May 30
2002	Jun 10
2003	May 20
2004	May 13
2005	May 23
2006	May 10
2007	May 25
2008	May 10
2009	Jul 1
2011	May 18
2012	May 12
2013	May 24
2014	May 13
2015	May 10
2016	Apr 17
2017	May 13
2019	May 4
2020	Apr 27
2023	Apr 27
2025	May 9
2026	Apr 26

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1910	61
1911	93
1912	101
1913	92
1914	28
1915	103
1916	44
1917	30
1918	54
1919	10
1927	120
1928	77
1930	42
1931	37
1932	7
1933	41
1934	9
1935	54
1936	114
1937	70
1938	134
1939	92
1940	40
1941	109
1942	50
1943	21
1944	46
1945	47
1946	56
1947	33
1948	112
1949	44
1950	61
1951	81
1952	50
1953	37
1954	46
1955	87
1956	63
1957	120
1958	124
1959	90
1960	80
1961	69
1962	36
1963	154
1964	73
1965	83
1966	128
1967	109
1968	142
1969	114
1970	112
1971	115
1972	127
1973	60
1974	95
1977	100
1978	110
1980	159
1981	133
1982	126
1983	111
1984	46
1985	131
1986	110
1987	106
1988	136
1989	119
1990	148
1991	102
1992	110
1993	152
1994	118
2000	87
2001	85
2002	102
2003	117
2004	130
2005	83
2006	128
2007	106
2008	126
2011	124
2012	121
2013	125
2014	121
2015	115
2016	146
2019	146
2020	132
2023	178
2025	155

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1910	13.4 °C
1911	12.9 °C
1912	12.8 °C
1913	12.7 °C
1914	13.2 °C
1915	13.6 °C
1916	12.5 °C
1917	12.6 °C
1918	14.1 °C
1919	13.5 °C
1927	13.7 °C
1928	14.2 °C
1929	13.9 °C
1930	14.4 °C
1931	13.3 °C
1933	13.3 °C
1934	14.0 °C
1935	13.2 °C
1936	14.5 °C
1937	13.6 °C
1938	15.8 °C
1939	15.1 °C
1940	14.9 °C
1941	14.7 °C
1942	14.2 °C
1943	13.3 °C
1944	14.1 °C
1945	13.6 °C
1946	13.7 °C
1947	13.2 °C
1948	13.2 °C
1949	13.8 °C
1950	13.4 °C
1951	13.4 °C
1952	14.3 °C
1953	13.0 °C
1954	12.9 °C
1955	13.0 °C
1956	14.3 °C
1957	14.5 °C
1958	15.9 °C
1959	13.6 °C
1960	13.9 °C
1961	14.9 °C
1962	13.7 °C
1963	14.7 °C
1964	13.2 °C
1965	14.0 °C
1966	14.4 °C
1967	15.0 °C
1968	13.9 °C
1969	14.6 °C
1970	14.3 °C
1971	14.2 °C
1972	13.6 °C
1973	14.4 °C
1974	14.0 °C
1975	12.9 °C
1976	13.2 °C
1977	14.8 °C
1978	14.1 °C
1980	14.4 °C
1981	14.6 °C
1982	13.8 °C
1984	13.3 °C
1985	14.7 °C
1986	13.9 °C
1987	15.8 °C
1988	15.1 °C
1989	15.7 °C
1992	15.2 °C
1993	14.5 °C
1994	15.5 °C
2000	13.7 °C
2004	15.4 °C
2005	14.6 °C
2011	13.8 °C
2012	14.8 °C
2013	15.3 °C
2014	15.3 °C
2015	16.0 °C
2016	15.7 °C
2017	15.3 °C
2018	14.9 °C
2019	15.2 °C
2020	14.4 °C
2023	16.6 °C
2025	16.4 °C

What this means for you: Since 1910, Newport (near Deer Park)'s last spring frost has come about 4 days earlier per decade, on average. The frost-free season has grown by about 8 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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