When to plant potato in Seattle

In Seattle, typical last spring frost is March 25 and typical first fall frost is November 20. Typical last spring frost: March 25. Potato in Seattle is a good fit outdoors. The suitable growing window of 220 days covers the 70–125 days this plant usually needs.

Potato

How to grow Potato Seattle climate Weekly temperatures and windows

Where are you growing?

Comfortable

Comfortable in greenhouse

Comfortable in a cold frame

Potato in Seattle is a good fit outdoors. The suitable growing window of 220 days covers the 70–125 days this plant usually needs.

When to plantMarch 18 – July 29

Harvest: May 27 – December 1
Season vs crop: 220 grow days vs 70–125 needed
Typical frost (last spring – first fall): March 25 – November 20

Potato in Seattle is a good fit outdoors. The suitable growing window of 220 days covers the 70–125 days this plant usually needs.

Planting conditions

Direct sow
Harvest

Local activity windows for this place and growing method. Blue fill is usually too cold for this plant. Dashed lines are typical last and first frost.

Suitable growing days in a row220

Days to harvest70–125 days from planting

Mar 18 – Jul 29

Direct sow

May 27 – Dec 1

Harvest

Activity	Window	Notes
Direct sow	Mar 18 – Jul 29	Plant outdoors in this window.
Harvest	May 27 – Dec 1	Expected harvest from typical days to harvest.

Direct sow
Harvest

Blue fill is usually too cold for this plant. Dashed lines are typical last and first frost (35 seasons (1991–2025)). Adjust a week or two for your conditions.

Planting and growing across the year

Planting is the sow / plant-out window. Growing is daytime air versus this plant’s ideal (15 – 24 °C59 – 75 °F15 – 24 °C (59 – 75 °F)) and tolerable (7 – 30 °C45 – 86 °F7 – 30 °C (45 – 86 °F)) ranges.

Ideal / plantable
Tolerable
Too cold
Too hot
Outside window

Planting uses sow / plant-out rules; growing shows daytime air against this plant’s ideal and tolerable ranges.

Key dates

Typical last spring frostMarch 25

Low-risk last spring frostApril 14

Typical first fall frostNovember 20

Low-risk first fall frostOctober 29

Frost-free days239

Outdoor sow dateMarch 18

Direct sow windowMarch 18 – July 29

Suitable growing windowMarch 18 – October 23 (220 days)

Expected harvestMay 27 – December 1

How these dates are judged

Ideal conditions: Daytime air from 15 – 24 °C59 – 75 °F15 – 24 °C (59 – 75 °F).
Suitable conditions: Daytime air from 7 – 30 °C45 – 86 °F7 – 30 °C (45 – 86 °F).
Last frost and first frost: Typical spring and fall frost dates for Seattle, shown in the key dates.
Days to harvest: 70–125 days from planting, from typical days to harvest.
Sowing window: Dated sow and harvest bars use frost dates, soil minima, night limits, and last-sow count-back from typical crop timing. Air ratings on the weekly chart colour only weeks inside that same window — see weekly temperatures and windows.

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Calculated by Plan & Plant. Method. Data 35 seasons (1991–2025).

Frost and suitability dates are typical figures from climate statistics.

Based on 35 years (1991–2025) of ERA5-Land data from Open-Meteo, for an area of about 10 km. Typical dates, not a guarantee.

Dates for Seattle use ERA5-Land cell 47.60, -122.30. How we calculated this · Algorithm 2026-10-season-10.

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