When to plant in Abbotsford, WI

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

Safe to plant out

May 22

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

May 13

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Sep 29

1 year in 10 by Sep 18

Frost-free days

138

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Medford · 20.6 km away · station 448 m, town 429 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 27 – Apr 10	May 22 – Jun 5	Jul 16
Sweet pepper	Mar 13 – Mar 27	May 22 – Jun 5	Jul 21
Lettuce (leaf)	Mar 15 – Mar 22	Apr 19 – May 3	May 29
Peas	—	Apr 19 – May 17	Jun 13
Bush beans	—	May 15 – Jun 5	Jul 4
Carrot	—	Apr 26 – Jun 7	Jun 25
Beet	—	Apr 26 – Jun 7	Jun 15
Potato	—	Apr 26 – May 17	Jul 5
Kale	Mar 15 – Mar 29	Apr 26 – May 10	Jun 8
Broccoli	Mar 8 – Mar 22	Apr 19 – May 10	Jun 18
Cucumber	Apr 24 – May 1	May 22 – Jun 5	Jul 11
Summer squash and zucchini	Apr 24 – May 1	May 22 – Jun 5	Jul 6
Winter squash	Apr 24 – May 1	May 22 – Jun 5	Aug 10
Sweet corn	—	May 15 – Jun 5	Jul 14
Onion (from sets)	—	Apr 19 – May 10	Jul 18
Garlic	—	Sep 15 – Oct 13 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Apr 19 – May 17	May 27
Basil	Apr 10 – Apr 24	May 22 – Jun 5	Jul 18

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Abbotsford'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
1893	May 28
1894	Jun 6
1895	Jun 27
1896	Jun 1
1897	Jun 8
1898	May 30
1899	May 22
1900	Jun 30
1901	Jun 8
1902	Jun 26
1903	Jun 12
1904	May 23
1905	May 10
1906	May 27
1907	May 27
1908	Jun 1
1909	May 11
1910	Jun 2
1911	May 5
1912	Jun 7
1913	Jun 8
1914	May 15
1915	May 27
1916	May 20
1917	May 25
1918	May 13
1919	May 18
1920	May 15
1921	May 16
1922	Apr 30
1923	May 17
1924	May 30
1925	May 26
1926	May 22
1927	Jun 5
1928	May 13
1929	Jun 3
1930	May 30
1931	May 30
1932	May 29
1933	May 10
1936	May 14
1937	May 19
1938	May 24
1939	May 15
1940	May 16
1941	May 10
1942	May 16
1943	May 14
1944	May 10
1945	Jun 4
1946	Jun 1
1947	May 28
1948	May 24
1949	May 26
1950	May 16
1951	May 11
1952	May 29
1953	May 14
1954	May 20
1955	May 17
1956	Jun 2
1957	May 16
1958	May 23
1959	May 15
1960	May 12
1961	May 26
1962	May 2
1963	May 23
1964	Jun 16
1965	May 29
1966	May 31
1967	May 22
1968	May 10
1969	May 22
1970	May 27
1971	May 27
1972	Jun 10
1973	May 17
1974	May 13
1975	May 15
1976	May 18
1977	May 9
1978	May 10
1979	May 28
1980	May 15
1981	May 19
1985	Apr 28
1986	May 21
1988	May 17
1989	May 8
1990	May 11
1991	May 2
1992	Jun 21
1993	May 20
1994	May 27
1995	May 6
1996	May 13
1997	May 16
1998	Apr 28
1999	Apr 25
2000	May 19
2001	May 13
2002	May 21
2003	May 3
2004	May 15
2005	May 13
2006	May 6
2007	May 17
2008	May 19
2009	May 17
2010	May 10
2011	May 4
2012	Apr 29
2013	May 24
2014	May 17
2015	May 20
2016	May 15
2017	May 8
2018	Apr 29
2020	May 13
2021	May 29
2022	May 23
2023	May 3

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1893	92
1894	103
1895	91
1896	109
1897	71
1898	101
1899	113
1900	78
1901	116
1902	78
1903	81
1904	111
1905	154
1906	125
1907	117
1908	119
1910	99
1911	143
1912	110
1913	105
1914	151
1915	94
1916	118
1917	107
1918	114
1919	130
1920	136
1921	139
1922	161
1923	118
1924	101
1925	117
1926	125
1927	109
1928	132
1929	106
1930	120
1931	91
1932	100
1936	125
1937	119
1938	147
1939	131
1940	131
1941	141
1942	126
1943	119
1944	144
1945	103
1946	92
1947	116
1948	131
1949	120
1951	139
1952	125
1953	121
1954	138
1955	117
1956	96
1957	132
1958	127
1959	123
1960	140
1961	121
1962	140
1963	112
1964	87
1965	119
1966	116
1967	110
1968	146
1969	142
1970	122
1971	115
1972	103
1973	123
1974	108
1975	119
1976	114
1977	145
1978	150
1979	113
1980	124
1981	120
1985	149
1986	137
1988	138
1989	137
1990	150
1991	140
1992	93
1993	132
1994	130
1995	138
1996	142
1997	137
1998	155
1999	148
2000	127
2001	134
2002	138
2003	148
2004	139
2005	138
2006	156
2007	120
2008	136
2009	135
2010	145
2011	149
2012	141
2013	142
2014	118
2015	132
2016	145
2017	160
2018	152
2020	127
2021	145
2023	166

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1893	14.3 °C
1894	15.8 °C
1895	16.1 °C
1896	15.8 °C
1897	14.8 °C
1898	15.4 °C
1899	15.2 °C
1900	16.2 °C
1901	16.3 °C
1902	15.9 °C
1903	15.1 °C
1904	14.5 °C
1905	16.0 °C
1906	16.5 °C
1907	13.5 °C
1908	15.9 °C
1909	15.2 °C
1910	15.2 °C
1911	15.4 °C
1912	14.7 °C
1913	15.6 °C
1914	15.0 °C
1915	13.9 °C
1916	14.9 °C
1917	13.2 °C
1918	14.3 °C
1919	15.3 °C
1920	14.7 °C
1921	17.3 °C
1922	15.9 °C
1923	15.4 °C
1924	12.9 °C
1925	15.5 °C
1926	14.2 °C
1927	14.3 °C
1928	14.0 °C
1929	15.0 °C
1930	15.9 °C
1931	15.6 °C
1932	14.6 °C
1936	15.6 °C
1937	15.3 °C
1938	14.6 °C
1939	15.2 °C
1940	14.4 °C
1941	16.4 °C
1942	14.6 °C
1943	14.5 °C
1944	14.8 °C
1945	13.5 °C
1946	14.6 °C
1947	14.6 °C
1948	15.8 °C
1949	15.7 °C
1951	14.0 °C
1952	15.3 °C
1953	14.7 °C
1954	14.4 °C
1955	16.2 °C
1956	14.0 °C
1957	14.7 °C
1958	14.1 °C
1959	15.5 °C
1960	14.8 °C
1961	14.4 °C
1962	14.5 °C
1963	15.2 °C
1964	15.4 °C
1965	13.8 °C
1966	14.3 °C
1967	13.6 °C
1968	14.9 °C
1969	14.6 °C
1970	15.5 °C
1971	14.0 °C
1972	14.1 °C
1973	14.4 °C
1974	13.5 °C
1975	14.0 °C
1976	14.8 °C
1977	15.6 °C
1978	14.7 °C
1979	13.7 °C
1980	14.9 °C
1981	14.4 °C
1984	14.6 °C
1985	14.8 °C
1986	15.0 °C
1988	16.5 °C
1989	14.5 °C
1990	14.8 °C
1991	15.8 °C
1992	13.3 °C
1993	13.0 °C
1994	14.8 °C
1995	15.0 °C
1996	13.9 °C
1997	14.0 °C
1998	16.4 °C
1999	15.8 °C
2000	14.8 °C
2001	15.6 °C
2002	15.0 °C
2003	15.0 °C
2004	14.4 °C
2005	16.3 °C
2006	16.0 °C
2007	15.8 °C
2008	14.4 °C
2009	14.2 °C
2010	15.8 °C
2011	14.5 °C
2012	15.9 °C
2013	14.3 °C
2014	14.1 °C
2015	15.2 °C
2016	15.4 °C
2017	14.8 °C
2018	15.2 °C
2020	15.1 °C
2021	15.8 °C
2022	14.6 °C
2023	15.4 °C

What this means for you: Since 1893, Abbotsford's last spring frost has come about 2 days earlier per decade, on average. The frost-free season has grown by about 3 days per decade. Year-to-year swings are large, so keep using the safe date rather than the trend.

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

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