When to plant in Monongah, WV

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

Safe to plant out

May 10

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Apr 20

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Oct 22

1 year in 10 by Oct 9

Frost-free days

184

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Fairmont · 7.1 km away · station 396 m, town 293 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 15 – Mar 29	May 10 – May 24	Jul 4
Sweet pepper	Mar 1 – Mar 15	May 10 – May 24	Jul 9
Lettuce (leaf)	Feb 16 – Feb 23	Mar 23 – Apr 6	May 2
Peas	—	Mar 19 – Apr 16	May 13
Bush beans	—	May 3 – May 24	Jun 22
Carrot	—	Mar 30 – May 11	May 29
Beet	—	Mar 28 – May 9	May 17
Potato	—	Mar 30 – Apr 20	Jun 8
Kale	Feb 12 – Feb 26	Mar 26 – Apr 9	May 8
Broccoli	Feb 9 – Feb 23	Mar 23 – Apr 13	May 22
Cucumber	Apr 12 – Apr 19	May 10 – May 24	Jun 29
Summer squash and zucchini	Apr 12 – Apr 19	May 10 – May 24	Jun 24
Winter squash	Apr 12 – Apr 19	May 10 – May 24	Jul 29
Sweet corn	—	May 3 – May 24	Jul 2
Onion (from sets)	—	Mar 23 – Apr 13	Jun 21
Garlic	—	Oct 8 – Nov 5 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Mar 19 – Apr 16	Apr 26
Basil	Mar 29 – Apr 12	May 10 – May 24	Jul 6

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Monongah'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
1906	May 11
1907	May 28
1908	Apr 22
1909	May 12
1911	May 6
1912	Apr 11
1913	May 12
1914	May 1
1915	Apr 18
1916	Apr 26
1917	Apr 16
1918	May 2
1919	Apr 27
1920	May 15
1921	Apr 19
1922	Apr 29
1923	May 10
1924	Apr 22
1925	Apr 7
1926	Apr 27
1927	Apr 28
1928	Apr 29
1929	Apr 23
1930	Apr 25
1931	May 4
1932	May 3
1933	Apr 28
1934	Apr 29
1935	Apr 17
1936	Apr 23
1937	Apr 17
1938	May 13
1939	May 4
1940	May 12
1941	May 13
1942	Apr 21
1943	May 2
1944	Apr 29
1945	May 2
1946	Apr 28
1947	May 11
1948	Apr 18
1949	Apr 20
1950	Apr 22
1951	Apr 20
1952	Apr 9
1953	Apr 21
1954	Apr 9
1955	Apr 8
1956	May 5
1957	May 5
1958	Apr 9
1959	Apr 14
1960	May 2
1961	Apr 30
1962	Apr 21
1963	May 2
1964	Apr 16
1965	Apr 14
1966	May 11
1967	Apr 29
1968	May 7
1969	May 1
1970	May 7
1971	May 4
1972	Apr 26
1973	Apr 15
1974	May 7
1975	Apr 14
1976	May 9
1977	May 12
1978	May 3
1979	May 17
1980	May 10
1981	May 7
1982	Apr 28
1983	May 17
1984	May 17
1985	Apr 17
1986	May 4
1987	May 5
1988	Apr 20
1989	Apr 24
1990	Apr 18
1991	Apr 4
1992	May 1
1993	Apr 28
1994	Apr 9
1995	Apr 16
1996	May 15
1997	Apr 21
1998	Apr 13
1999	Apr 15
2000	Apr 28
2001	Apr 19
2002	May 23
2003	Apr 25
2004	May 5
2005	Apr 25
2006	Apr 10
2008	Mar 29
2010	May 10
2011	Mar 30
2012	Apr 14
2013	Apr 21
2014	Apr 16
2015	Mar 29
2016	Apr 10
2017	Apr 8
2018	Apr 30
2019	Apr 2
2020	May 10
2021	Apr 23
2022	Apr 28
2023	Apr 25
2024	Apr 22

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1906	152
1907	136
1908	162
1909	153
1912	188
1913	162
1914	178
1915	174
1916	156
1917	173
1918	147
1919	199
1920	166
1921	176
1922	171
1923	151
1924	181
1925	185
1926	177
1927	169
1928	149
1929	177
1930	177
1931	167
1932	171
1933	168
1934	167
1935	170
1936	186
1937	179
1938	147
1939	161
1940	159
1941	163
1942	160
1943	156
1944	169
1945	161
1946	156
1947	142
1948	182
1949	189
1950	186
1951	161
1952	177
1953	169
1954	193
1955	199
1956	138
1957	158
1958	175
1959	197
1960	172
1961	191
1962	186
1963	183
1964	172
1965	173
1966	148
1967	166
1968	173
1969	166
1970	162
1971	183
1972	166
1973	186
1974	139
1975	171
1976	155
1977	153
1978	158
1979	150
1980	148
1981	139
1982	171
1983	129
1984	169
1985	172
1986	167
1987	151
1988	168
1989	181
1990	184
1991	186
1992	169
1993	165
1994	184
1995	183
1996	150
1997	182
1998	192
1999	192
2000	162
2001	169
2002	162
2004	187
2005	182
2006	185
2008	204
2010	172
2011	213
2013	186
2014	200
2015	202
2016	215
2017	215
2018	171
2019	199
2020	173
2021	193
2022	173
2023	180

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1906	19.7 °C
1907	17.5 °C
1908	19.4 °C
1909	18.8 °C
1911	20.8 °C
1912	19.9 °C
1913	19.3 °C
1914	19.5 °C
1915	19.0 °C
1916	19.2 °C
1917	18.3 °C
1918	19.1 °C
1919	19.4 °C
1920	18.6 °C
1921	21.1 °C
1922	19.1 °C
1923	18.3 °C
1924	17.4 °C
1925	19.9 °C
1926	18.6 °C
1927	18.6 °C
1928	18.7 °C
1929	19.5 °C
1930	20.6 °C
1931	20.5 °C
1932	20.1 °C
1933	20.6 °C
1934	21.4 °C
1935	19.9 °C
1936	20.7 °C
1937	19.3 °C
1938	19.8 °C
1939	19.8 °C
1940	18.8 °C
1941	20.2 °C
1942	19.9 °C
1943	19.7 °C
1944	20.4 °C
1945	20.1 °C
1946	18.8 °C
1947	19.5 °C
1948	19.3 °C
1949	18.9 °C
1950	17.7 °C
1951	18.5 °C
1952	19.3 °C
1953	19.6 °C
1954	19.3 °C
1955	19.9 °C
1956	17.6 °C
1957	19.7 °C
1958	18.1 °C
1959	20.0 °C
1960	19.1 °C
1961	17.7 °C
1962	18.5 °C
1963	17.6 °C
1964	18.8 °C
1965	19.2 °C
1966	18.1 °C
1967	17.6 °C
1968	18.7 °C
1969	19.0 °C
1970	19.5 °C
1971	18.4 °C
1972	18.1 °C
1973	18.9 °C
1974	18.1 °C
1975	18.8 °C
1976	17.4 °C
1977	18.9 °C
1978	18.2 °C
1979	17.4 °C
1980	18.1 °C
1981	17.6 °C
1982	17.7 °C
1983	17.9 °C
1984	18.3 °C
1985	18.6 °C
1986	18.8 °C
1987	18.9 °C
1988	18.9 °C
1989	17.9 °C
1990	17.4 °C
1991	19.7 °C
1992	17.1 °C
1993	18.2 °C
1994	17.6 °C
1995	18.3 °C
1996	17.6 °C
1997	16.4 °C
1998	18.7 °C
1999	18.8 °C
2000	17.6 °C
2001	18.0 °C
2002	19.5 °C
2004	18.2 °C
2005	19.2 °C
2006	18.1 °C
2008	18.9 °C
2010	20.2 °C
2011	19.9 °C
2013	19.5 °C
2014	19.4 °C
2015	20.2 °C
2016	20.2 °C
2017	19.4 °C
2018	20.0 °C
2019	20.3 °C
2020	18.9 °C
2021	19.1 °C
2022	19.1 °C
2023	18.6 °C
2024	20.3 °C

What this means for you: Since 1906, Monongah's last spring frost has come about 1 day earlier per decade, on average. 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 Fairmont (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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