When to plant in Republic, WA

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

Safe to plant out

Jun 12

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

May 25

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Sep 13

1 year in 10 by Aug 31

Frost-free days

111

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Republic · 0.2 km away · station 779 m, town 783 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 17 – May 1	Jun 12 – Jun 26	Aug 6
Sweet pepper	Apr 3 – Apr 17	Jun 12 – Jun 26	Aug 11
Lettuce (leaf)	Mar 23 – Mar 30	Apr 27 – May 11	Jun 6
Peas	—	Apr 13 – May 11	Jun 7
Bush beans	—	Jun 5 – Jun 26	Jul 25
Carrot	—	May 4 – Jun 15	Jul 3
Beet	—	Apr 27 – Jun 8	Jun 16
Potato	—	May 4 – May 25	Jul 13
Kale	Mar 16 – Mar 30	Apr 27 – May 11	Jun 9
Broccoli	Mar 16 – Mar 30	Apr 27 – May 18	Jun 26
Cucumber	May 15 – May 22	Jun 12 – Jun 26	Aug 1
Summer squash and zucchini	May 15 – May 22	Jun 12 – Jun 26	Jul 27
Winter squash	May 15 – May 22	Jun 12 – Jun 26	Aug 31
Sweet corn	—	Jun 5 – Jun 26	Aug 4
Onion (from sets)	—	Apr 27 – May 18	Jul 26
Garlic	—	Aug 30 – Sep 27 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Apr 13 – May 11	May 21
Basil	May 1 – May 15	Jun 12 – Jun 26	Aug 8

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Republic'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
1900	Jun 9
1902	Jul 6
1904	Jun 24
1905	May 25
1906	Jun 14
1908	Jun 28
1909	May 30
1910	Jun 23
1911	Jun 20
1912	Jun 3
1913	Jun 17
1914	Jun 28
1919	Jul 7
1920	Jun 26
1921	Jun 16
1922	May 27
1923	Jun 14
1924	Jun 22
1925	Jun 8
1926	Jun 12
1927	May 28
1928	Jun 17
1929	Jun 19
1930	Jun 14
1931	Jun 30
1932	Jul 11
1934	Jul 8
1935	Jun 23
1936	May 5
1937	Jun 3
1938	Jun 9
1939	Jun 5
1940	May 27
1943	Jul 10
1946	Jun 27
1951	Jun 1
1953	May 31
1954	Jun 19
1955	Jun 16
1956	Jun 12
1957	Apr 27
1958	May 14
1959	Jul 7
1960	Jun 18
1961	May 24
1962	Jul 2
1963	May 17
1964	Jun 28
1965	Jun 29
1966	Jun 22
1967	May 27
1968	Jun 28
1969	May 15
1970	Jun 12
1971	Jul 7
1972	May 25
1973	Jun 18
1975	Jun 28
1976	Jun 26
1977	May 30
1978	May 30
1980	Apr 25
1981	Jul 8
1982	Jun 8
1983	May 19
1984	Jun 1
1985	May 15
1986	May 23
1987	Jun 2
1988	Jun 2
1989	May 21
1990	May 9
1991	Jun 14
1992	May 22
1993	Jun 23
1994	May 30
1995	May 22
1996	Jun 19
1997	May 8
1998	May 16
1999	May 11
2000	Jun 1
2001	May 30
2002	Jun 8
2003	May 20
2004	May 14
2005	May 25
2006	May 14
2007	May 25
2008	Jun 8
2009	May 21
2010	May 25
2011	May 27
2012	May 13
2013	May 25
2014	May 12
2015	May 9
2016	May 10
2017	May 15
2018	Jun 12
2019	Jun 7
2020	May 8
2021	Jun 7
2022	May 30
2023	Apr 28

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1900	77
1902	53
1904	77
1905	97
1906	86
1908	27
1909	47
1910	61
1911	93
1913	58
1919	75
1920	91
1921	69
1922	101
1923	94
1924	68
1925	76
1926	91
1927	103
1928	71
1929	65
1930	96
1931	81
1934	66
1936	125
1937	80
1938	113
1939	104
1940	114
1943	53
1951	101
1953	94
1954	51
1955	71
1956	82
1957	123
1958	111
1959	51
1960	79
1961	104
1962	62
1963	120
1964	72
1965	60
1966	99
1967	107
1968	83
1969	105
1970	88
1971	61
1972	104
1973	60
1975	81
1976	72
1977	114
1978	108
1980	125
1981	75
1982	97
1983	111
1984	87
1985	127
1986	110
1987	105
1988	100
1989	112
1990	145
1991	99
1992	93
1993	81
1994	104
1995	120
1996	89
1997	151
1998	139
1999	118
2000	87
2001	100
2002	87
2003	115
2004	128
2005	118
2006	124
2007	106
2008	84
2009	109
2010	95
2011	98
2012	120
2013	122
2014	121
2015	116
2017	122
2018	95
2019	111
2020	123
2021	100

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1900	14.4 °C
1904	13.7 °C
1905	13.6 °C
1906	14.3 °C
1908	12.9 °C
1909	12.1 °C
1910	13.3 °C
1911	12.5 °C
1912	13.0 °C
1913	13.2 °C
1919	13.8 °C
1920	13.3 °C
1921	13.1 °C
1922	14.2 °C
1923	13.9 °C
1924	14.2 °C
1925	14.8 °C
1926	14.0 °C
1927	13.2 °C
1928	14.0 °C
1929	13.6 °C
1930	14.3 °C
1931	13.7 °C
1932	12.7 °C
1934	14.5 °C
1936	14.3 °C
1938	14.4 °C
1939	14.2 °C
1940	14.9 °C
1943	12.8 °C
1951	12.9 °C
1952	13.9 °C
1953	12.6 °C
1954	11.7 °C
1955	11.6 °C
1956	13.3 °C
1957	13.1 °C
1958	14.4 °C
1959	12.1 °C
1960	12.8 °C
1961	13.7 °C
1962	12.4 °C
1963	13.2 °C
1964	11.8 °C
1965	12.7 °C
1966	13.1 °C
1967	14.2 °C
1968	12.2 °C
1969	13.4 °C
1970	13.0 °C
1971	12.9 °C
1972	12.3 °C
1973	13.3 °C
1975	13.0 °C
1976	12.7 °C
1977	13.4 °C
1978	12.9 °C
1980	13.1 °C
1981	12.9 °C
1982	13.0 °C
1983	12.7 °C
1984	12.3 °C
1985	13.8 °C
1986	13.5 °C
1987	14.7 °C
1988	13.7 °C
1989	13.8 °C
1990	14.1 °C
1991	13.4 °C
1992	14.0 °C
1993	12.8 °C
1994	14.8 °C
1995	13.6 °C
1996	13.0 °C
1997	13.4 °C
1998	15.2 °C
1999	12.7 °C
2000	13.4 °C
2001	14.0 °C
2002	13.6 °C
2003	14.2 °C
2004	14.4 °C
2005	13.6 °C
2006	14.5 °C
2007	13.9 °C
2008	13.7 °C
2009	14.4 °C
2010	13.1 °C
2011	13.1 °C
2012	14.2 °C
2013	14.9 °C
2014	14.7 °C
2015	15.3 °C
2016	14.7 °C
2017	14.3 °C
2018	13.8 °C
2019	14.3 °C
2020	13.9 °C
2021	14.7 °C
2022	13.7 °C

What this means for you: Since 1900, Republic's last spring frost has come about 3 days earlier per decade, on average. The frost-free season has grown by about 4 days per decade. Year-to-year swings are large, so keep using the safe date rather than the trend.

Source: daily records from Republic (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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