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Frost Dates and Planting Windows in Oregon

The 32°F frost dates at the 172 weather stations in Oregon with NOAA's 1991–2020 Climate Normals, and the planting windows they give. These are long-term statistics, not a forecast. For the dates at the station nearest you, enter your ZIP code.

The planner uses the weather station nearest your ZIP code.

Frost dates across Oregon

Each risk level uses a date with a set chance of frost. In spring, it's the chance of a 32°F frost on or after the last-frost date. In fall, it's the chance of the first 32°F frost on or before the first-frost date. At the Typical level (30%), the last frost ranges from February 22 to June 21 across the state, and the first frost from August 30 to December 12.

At 21 of these 172 stations, 32°F isn't reached every year. Their frost dates describe only the years when it is reached, and the ranges on this page include them.

32°F frost dates: earliest and latest among 172 stations, by risk level
Risk levelEarliest last frostLatest last frostEarliest first frostLatest first frost
Conservative (10%)March 5NATURE PARK-BEAVERTON, OR USJuly 8ENTERPRISE 20 NNE, OR USAugust 16ENTERPRISE 20 NNE, OR USNovember 26BROOKINGS, OR US
Typical (30%)February 22NATURE PARK-BEAVERTON, OR USJune 21O O RCH, OR USAugust 30ENTERPRISE 20 NNE, OR USDecember 12BROOKINGS 2 SE, OR US
Aggressive (50%)January 312 stationsJune 115 stationsSeptember 52 stationsDecember 272 stations

Growing season length

The growing season is the stretch between the last spring frost and the first fall frost at 32°F. NOAA gives it as a length with a chance of being at least that long. Each risk level uses the length with that chance of a shorter season, so Conservative shows the shortest lengths.

Growing season at 32°F: shortest and longest among 172 stations
Risk levelShortestLongest
Conservative (90% chance of at least this long)56 daysENTERPRISE 20 NNE, OR US291 daysBROOKINGS, OR US
Typical (70% chance of at least this long)72 daysENTERPRISE 20 NNE, OR US325 daysBROOKINGS, OR US
Aggressive (50% chance of at least this long)84 daysENTERPRISE 20 NNE, OR US349 daysBROOKINGS, OR US
Number of stations by growing season length, Typical (70% chance of at least this long)
Growing seasonStations
60–79 days7
80–99 days17
100–119 days11
120–139 days23
140–159 days14
160–179 days23
180–199 days20
200–219 days20
220–239 days20
240–259 days7
260–279 days3
280–299 days5
300–319 days1
320–339 days1

Planting windows across Oregon

For each crop, the earliest start and the latest end of its Typical windows among the stations. A window at any one station is shorter and falls inside this span. Transplant dates are for seedlings. A fall window is left out at stations where it would start on or before the last day of the spring window, so some rows cover fewer stations.

Typical planting windows (30% frost dates): earliest start and latest end among stations
Crop and taskEarliest startLatest endStations
Basil: Transplant outdoorsMarch 7July 5172 of 172
Bean: Sow outdoorsFebruary 22June 21172 of 172
Beet: Sow outdoorsJanuary 25June 21172 of 172
Beet: Sow for fallJune 15October 23160 of 172
Broccoli: Transplant outdoorsJanuary 25June 7172 of 172
Broccoli: Transplant for fallJune 5October 23163 of 172
Brussels sprouts: Transplant outdoorsJanuary 25June 7172 of 172
Brussels sprouts: Transplant for fallMay 23November 2141 of 172
Cabbage: Transplant outdoorsJanuary 25June 7172 of 172
Cabbage: Transplant for fallJune 1October 23158 of 172
Cantaloupe: Transplant outdoorsMarch 7July 5172 of 172
Cantaloupe: Sow outdoorsMarch 7July 5172 of 172
Carrot: Sow outdoorsJanuary 25June 21172 of 172
Carrot: Sow for fallJune 7October 13148 of 172
Cucumber: Transplant outdoorsMarch 1June 28172 of 172
Cucumber: Sow outdoorsFebruary 22June 21172 of 172
Eggplant: Transplant outdoorsMarch 7July 5172 of 172
Garlic: Plant for fallAugust 30December 26172 of 172
Lettuce: Transplant outdoorsJanuary 25June 7172 of 172
Lettuce: Sow outdoorsJanuary 25June 7172 of 172
Lettuce: Sow for fallJune 5November 2163 of 172
Onion: Transplant or plant setsJanuary 25June 7172 of 172
Peas: Sow outdoorsJanuary 25June 7172 of 172
Peas: Sow for fallJune 7October 23170 of 172
Pepper: Transplant outdoorsMarch 7July 5172 of 172
Potato: Plant seed potatoesJanuary 25June 21172 of 172
Pumpkin: Sow outdoorsMarch 7July 5172 of 172
Radish: Sow outdoorsJanuary 25June 7172 of 172
Radish: Sow for fallJuly 12November 22172 of 172
Spinach: Transplant outdoorsJanuary 25June 7172 of 172
Spinach: Sow outdoorsJanuary 25June 7172 of 172
Spinach: Sow for fallJune 17November 5172 of 172
Summer squash: Transplant outdoorsMarch 1June 28172 of 172
Summer squash: Sow outdoorsFebruary 22June 21172 of 172
Sweet corn: Sow outdoorsFebruary 22June 21172 of 172
Sweet potato: Plant slipsMarch 1July 5172 of 172
Tomato: Transplant outdoorsMarch 7July 5172 of 172
Turnip: Sow outdoorsJanuary 25June 7172 of 172
Turnip: Sow for fallJune 17November 2172 of 172
Watermelon: Transplant outdoorsMarch 7July 5172 of 172
Watermelon: Sow outdoorsMarch 7July 5172 of 172

Weather stations in Oregon

Every station in Oregon with NOAA frost-date normals, with its Typical 32°F frost dates and growing season. 18 of them have no 32°F frost dates.

Data sources

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, frost dates, 1991–2020 normals, version 1.0.1
Files: us-climate-normals_1991-2020_v1.0.1_annualseasonal_multivariate_by-station_c20230404.tar.gz, inventory_30yr.txt from NOAA NCEI. Retrieved October 10, 2026.