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When to plant in Klamath Falls, OR

USDA Zone 6b

Klamath Falls, Oregon frost dates, USDA zone, and a full-year planting calendar, drawn from the nearest NOAA station and tuned to the local season.

A ~101-day frost-free window makes Klamath Falls a short-season garden: choose early varieties and start long-season crops indoors well ahead of the last frost. In zone 6b, Klamath Falls gardeners can grow many hardy perennials, while the last and first frost still dictate the annual vegetable calendar.

Station · KLAMATH FALLS INTL AP · 9.2 km
Last spring frost
June 9
50% chance · 32°F
First fall frost
September 18
50% chance · 32°F
Growing season
101 days
frost-free
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Frost calendar for Klamath FallsA year-band showing 32°F frost risk from January to December for Klamath Falls: last spring frost around June 9, first fall frost around September 18, about 101 frost-free days between.
Shaded months carry frost risk; the clear span is the average frost-free season.

Frost probability

KLAMATH FALLS INTL AP · 1991–2020

The date the last spring and first fall frost occur, by threshold and probability. A 90% date is later in spring — and earlier in fall — than a 10% date; the 50% · 32°F row is what most gardeners plan around. These are Klamath Falls’s own odds, recorded at KLAMATH FALLS INTL AP.

Frost-probability curves for Klamath FallsProbability of the last spring frost and first fall frost by date at 32°F. The last spring frost is most likely around June 9 and the first fall frost around September 18, giving about 101 frost-free days.
Last spring frostFirst fall frostbold = 32°F · thin = 28°F / 36°F · dot = 50% date · band = 10–90% window
ThresholdSPRING 10%SPRING 50%SPRING 90%FALL 10%FALL 50%FALL 90%
32°FJun 26Jun 9May 22Sep 4Sep 18Oct 1
28°FJun 12May 21May 2Sep 17Oct 2Oct 17

Download this table as CSV ↓ — every threshold and probability, plus this city’s planting-window dates.

What to plant now

TODAY · JULY 19
Direct sowopen now
Bush Bean
June 16July 21
Fall sowopen now
Napa Cabbage
June 26July 24
Fall sowopen now
Beet
July 10July 24
Fall sowopen now
Collards
July 10August 7
Fall sowopen now
Endive
July 10July 24
Fall sowopen now
Escarole
July 10July 24
Fall sowopen now
Fennel (Bulb)
July 10July 24
Fall sowopen now
Kale
July 10August 7
Fall sowopen now
Kohlrabi
July 10August 7
Fall sowopen now
Peas
July 10July 24
Fall sowopen now
Radicchio
July 10July 24
Fall sowopen now
Swiss Chard
July 10July 24
Fall sowopen now
Turnip
July 10August 7
Fall sowin 5 days
Arugula
July 24August 21
Fall sowin 5 days
Bok Choy
July 24August 7
Fall sowin 5 days
Chervil
July 24August 21
Fall sowin 5 days
Cilantro
July 24August 21
Fall sowin 5 days
Claytonia (Miner's Lettuce)
July 24August 21
Fall sowin 5 days
Corn Salad (Mâche)
July 24August 21
Fall sowin 5 days
Gai Lan (Chinese Broccoli)
July 24August 7
Fall sowin 5 days
Lettuce
July 24August 21
Fall sowin 5 days
Mizuna
July 24August 21
Fall sowin 5 days
Mustard Greens
July 24August 21
Fall sowin 5 days
Radish
July 24August 21
Fall sowin 5 days
Shungiku (Edible Chrysanthemum)
July 24August 7
Fall sowin 5 days
Spinach
July 24August 21
Fall sowin 5 days
Tatsoi
July 24August 21

Add these crops to your calendar (.ics) ↓

Full-year planting calendar

Start indoorsTransplantDirect sowFall sow

Each bar is the exact window to take a planting action in Klamath Falls, drawn to the day from the local frost dates. The dashed line is today.

Nearby weather stations

3 within 38 km · complete 32°F normals

When stations disagree by more than a few days, that spread is real microclimate variation — elevation, water, urban heat. Judge which station best matches your own yard.

KLAMATH FALLS INTL AP
Primary
9 km · 1245 m elevation
SPRING
Jun 9
FALL
Sep 18
KENO
17 km · 1258 m elevation
SPRING
Jun 5
FALL
Sep 20
TULELAKE
38 km · 1231 m elevation
SPRING
Jun 6
FALL
Sep 14

Klamath Falls planting FAQ

When is the last spring frost in Klamath Falls, OR?

Plan for the last spring frost in Klamath Falls around June 9 (the date it has a 50% chance of a 32°F freeze). Anything frost-sensitive should go out after it.

When is the first fall frost in Klamath Falls, OR?

Expect Klamath Falls's first fall frost near September 18 — a 50% chance of 32°F by that date. Bring in or cover tender crops ahead of it.

What hardiness zone is Klamath Falls in?

Klamath Falls is in USDA hardiness zone 6b. In zone 6b, winters are moderate — most common vegetables grow well in season.

How long is the growing season in Klamath Falls?

Klamath Falls has about 101 frost-free days — a short growing season — between the average last spring frost (June 9) and first fall frost (September 18).

When should I plant tomatoes in Klamath Falls?

For Klamath Falls, sow tomatoes indoors about April 14–April 28 and move the seedlings out around June 16, after the last spring frost.

Planting reminders

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Nearby cities

8 within reach

Frost dates recorded at KLAMATH FALLS INTL AP, 9 km from the city center · 1991–2020 NOAA climate normals · zone from the USDA/PRISM 2023 map. How we compute this.

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BlissGarden. "When to Plant in Klamath Falls, OR — Frost Dates & Zone 6b." Frost normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, station USW00094236. Retrieved from https://blissgarden.com/oregon/klamath-falls.
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