Muş, Muş, Turkey

Frost dates for Muş

The full distribution rather than a single date. Every figure below is a percentile of 30 years of daily minimum temperatures at this location, expressed as the date it fell on.

Median last spring frost

14 April

Half of years are later than this. Not a planting date.

Median first autumn frost

5 November

The far end of the outdoor season.

Frost-free season

205 days

Between those two dates in a median year.

Last and first frost by severity

Read a row as: in this fraction of years, the last frost of spring had already happened by this date. The 90% column is the cautious planting date; the 10% column is the gamble.

Light frost — nights at or below 0°C (32°F). Air temperature reaches freezing. Kills basil, beans and unhardened tomatoes; hardy crops shrug it off.
Frost 1 year in 10 Median 9 years in 10 Earliest Latest
Last of spring 2 Apr 14 Apr 25 Apr 26 Mar 5 May
First of autumn 26 Oct 5 Nov 21 Nov 20 Oct 1 Dec
Frost-free days 234 205 183 every year on record saw this
Moderate frost — nights at or below -2.2°C (28°F). Damages half-hardy plants and most blossom. This is the threshold that decides a fruit crop.
Frost 1 year in 10 Median 9 years in 10 Earliest Latest
Last of spring 20 Mar 1 Apr 15 Apr 6 Mar 25 Apr
First of autumn 7 Nov 23 Nov 11 Dec 30 Oct 13 Dec
Frost-free days 266 236 206 every year on record saw this
Hard frost — nights at or below -4.4°C (24.1°F). Ground freezes and even hardy crops check their growth. Effectively the end of the outdoor year.
Frost 1 year in 10 Median 9 years in 10 Earliest Latest
Last of spring 26 Feb 23 Mar 10 Apr 2 Feb 21 Apr
First of autumn 12 Nov 3 Dec 19 Dec 3 Nov 30 Dec
Frost-free days 296 255 216 every year on record saw this

Dates in the southern hemisphere are computed on a growing year that starts in July, which is why "last of spring" falls where it should rather than in the middle of the calendar.

Chance of frost, week by week

Jan Mar Apr Jul Sep Oct Dec
Chance of at least one air frost during each week of the year, measured across the full record. The flat stretch in the middle is your frost-free season.

Temperature through the year

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Mean monthly temperature across the record. Months shown in blue average at least one air frost.

Monthly means and average number of frost nights.
Month Mean low Mean high Frost nights
January -7.1°C 1.5°C 29.8
February -5.7°C 3.3°C 25.1
March -0.8°C 8.7°C 16.9
April 4°C 14.8°C 3
May 8.6°C 20.7°C 0
June 13.7°C 28.9°C 0
July 18.3°C 35.2°C 0
August 18.9°C 35.1°C 0
September 14.2°C 29.1°C 0
October 8.3°C 20.9°C 0.4
November 1.2°C 12.1°C 10.4
December -3.9°C 4.9°C 25.4

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Nearby

Compare with places close by

Bitlis Zone 6a 65 km Last frost 24 Apr First 31 Oct Tatvan Zone 6a 74 km Last frost 14 Apr First 5 Nov Silvan Zone 8a 78 km Last frost 26 Mar First 30 Nov Ahlat Zone 6a 86 km Last frost 14 Apr First 5 Nov Bingöl Zone 6a 88 km Last frost 6 May First 26 Oct Siirt Zone 7b 98 km Last frost 26 Mar First 30 Nov Batman Zone 8a 99 km Last frost 26 Mar First 30 Nov Adilcevaz Zone 5b 108 km Last frost 28 Apr First 23 Oct

Seasonal context

Rainfall and the growing season in Muş

January has the highest average precipitation (96 mm); August has the lowest (3 mm). Compare this pattern with the planting windows and your water supply.

Jan 96 mm
Feb 91 mm
Mar 93 mm
Apr 89 mm
May 61 mm
Jun 16 mm
Jul 5 mm
Aug 3 mm
Sep 11 mm
Oct 53 mm
Nov 66 mm
Dec 93 mm

During wetter months, check that beds and containers drain after heavy rain. During drier months, plan how you will keep seeds and new transplants watered. Monthly averages can hide long dry spells and intense storms; they do not show soil moisture, humidity or this week's weather.

Source: NASA POWER, corrected MERRA-2 precipitation, 2001–2020. Values are approximate monthly totals, including the water equivalent of snow, from the nearest 0.5° × 0.625° grid cell. This reference period differs from the temperature record. Rainfall provides context and does not change the calculated planting dates. Method and limitations.

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