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Santiago de Querétaro, Querétaro, Mexico

Planting calendar for Santiago de Querétaro

Worked out from 30 years of daily minimum temperatures for this location — not from a zone map, and not from the nearest big city. Move the dial to change how much frost risk you are willing to carry, and every date on the page re-times itself.

Last spring frost

28 January

Frost has finished by this date in 1 year in 2.

First autumn frost

5 December

Bring tender crops in before this date.

Frost-free season

311 days

Very long season

The average last frost. Half of all years are later than this.

Sow this week in Santiago de Querétaro

Windows that are open today, 4 August. The ones marked in amber are closing within a fortnight.

Opening soon

The growing year in Santiago de Querétaro

307 crops, timed to the dates above

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May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Bay
Rye
Oca

Frost risk Start indoors Autumn sowing Sow direct Plant out Plant Harvest Today

Each bar is a window, not a deadline. Tap or hover a bar for its dates, or follow a crop name for the full timing and a harvest estimate. The blue wash is the measured weekly chance of frost across the whole record. There is also a printable one-page version of this calendar for the shed wall.

The climate behind these dates

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

Hardiness zone
10a
Typical winter low
-0.2°C (31.6°F)
Growing degree days
2,786 base 10°C
Soil workable from
8 Jan
Soil warm from
11 Feb

Full frost table for Santiago de Querétaro →

Printable one-page calendar →

Questions about frost in Santiago de Querétaro

When is the last frost in Santiago de Querétaro?

The median last spring frost in Santiago de Querétaro falls on 28 January. In one year in ten frost continues as late as 18 February, so if you cannot protect tender plants, 18 February is the safer date to work to.

When is the first frost in Santiago de Querétaro?

The median first autumn frost in Santiago de Querétaro falls on 5 December, though in one year in ten it arrives by 4 November. Tender crops should be harvested before that earlier date.

How long is the growing season in Santiago de Querétaro?

About 311 frost-free days on a median year - very long by world standards. Taking the cautious view at both ends, plan for roughly 259 dependable days.

What hardiness zone is Santiago de Querétaro in?

Santiago de Querétaro sits in USDA-equivalent zone 10a, based on a mean annual extreme minimum of -0.2°C (31.6°F). Perennials rated to this zone or lower should survive an average winter here.

Can I trust these dates exactly?

They are statistics, not forecasts. They describe what happened across 30 years of records at this location and say nothing about this particular spring. Frost is also intensely local: a low-lying or exposed garden can run a week behind the figures on this page.