Manchester frost dates and planting season

Name: Manchester
Address: England, United Kingdom

When to plant vegetables here. Cover calendars (fleece, cold frame, unheated greenhouse) are on each plant’s when-to-plant page.

Manchester has a long growing season, with roughly 230 frost-free days between the typical frost dates. Typical last spring frost: around April 14 (half of years later). Typical first fall frost: around December 1. Plant cool-season crops after about April 13; wait until about June 8 for warm-season crops.

Frost-free days230Apr 14 – Dec 1

Frost-free season in Manchester. Based on average frost dates. Adjust a week or two for your conditions.

Cover calendars (fleece, cold frame, unheated greenhouse) live on each crop’s when-to-plant page.

Weekly possible temperature−9 – 35 °C

Frost-free days230

Typical last spring frostApril 14

Typical first fall frostDecember 1

Days suitable for warm-season vegetables105 (June 8 – September 20)

Days suitable for cool-season vegetables231 (April 13 – November 15)

Calculated by Plan & Plant · Method · Data 2019–2026

Frost and suitability dates are typical figures from climate statistics. Microclimates vary; they are not a guarantee.

Frost dates calculated by Plan & Plant from Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Local frost pockets, valleys and coastal sites can differ by 1–3 weeks.

How we calculated this

Data: ERA5-Land via Open-Meteo, cell 53.50, -2.20, years 2019–2026 (not a 30-year climate normal yet).
Typical and safer dates: Typical last frost is the date after which half of winters in this sample had no more frost; safer is later in the sample so fewer winters still frosted.
Confidence: Provisional — short or thin sample for this place.
Full methodology (algorithm 2026-10-season-6).

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What to plant when

Cool-season vegetables

Earliest outdoor start: April 13

Suitable window: April 13 – November 15

Cool-season crops prefer cooler weather.

See cool-season details

Warm-season vegetables

Earliest outdoor start: June 8

Suitable window: June 8 – September 20

Warm-season crops need mild or warm weather and cannot take frost.

Frost kills these crops, and cold snaps set them back.

See warm-season details

Green = usually good weeks to grow; blue or gray = usually too cold for that crop type.

Starter plants for Manchester

Cool-season

Radish Sow: March 3 – November 5 Planting dates
Arugula Sow: March 3 – October 23 Planting dates
Spinach Sow: March 3 – October 16 Planting dates
Lettuce Sow: March 3 – October 11 Planting dates
Kale Sow: March 3 – April 27 Planting dates
Beet Sow: March 17 – September 2 Planting dates

Warm-season

Tomato Transplant: June 4 – July 26 Start indoors, then transplant. Planting dates
Sweet corn Sow: May 18 – August 21 Planting dates

How these dates are judged

Last frost: The typical last spring date when frost is still expected.
First frost: The typical first fall date when frost returns.
Frost-free days: The approximate days between those two dates.
Cool-season vegetables: Crops that prefer cooler weather, such as lettuce, kale, peas, and radish.
Warm-season vegetables: Crops that need warm weather and cannot take frost, such as tomato, pepper, squash, and beans.

Cool-season planting window

Apr 13 – Nov 15; Dec 14 – Dec 27 (231 days)

Warm-season planting window

Jun 8 – Sep 20 (105 days)

Usually too cold

January 1 – February 15
February 23 – March 15
March 23 – April 12
November 16 – December 13
December 28 – December 31

Weekly temperatures and planting windows

Temperatures across the year for Manchester, with cool- and warm-season weeks and frost dates.

Possible min to max
Average min to max
Suitable
Tolerable
Too cold
Too hot

Selected week · tap a week or use the arrows

Week 16 · Apr 13 – Apr 19

Average 4 to 13 °C · Possible −2 to 18 °C

Cool season: tolerable

Warm season: too cold

A week is suitable for a crop type when its average low and high sit inside that type's range and its possible readings stay within the frost and heat limits (cool: −2 °C to 27 °C, warm: 0 °C to 32 °C); crossing a limit makes it tolerable, and for warm crops any chance of frost makes it too cold.

Based on average frost dates.

England, United Kingdom · 53.5, -2.2 · 2026

Coldest weekly possible temperature−9 °C

Hottest weekly possible temperature35 °C

Last expected spring frostApril 14

First expected fall frostDecember 1

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