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When to plant in Woodinville, WA

USDA Zone 8b

Here are the average frost dates, USDA hardiness zone, and a month-by-month planting calendar for Woodinville, Washington — all computed from Woodinville's nearest NOAA weather station.

A generous ~260-day season lets Woodinville gardeners direct-sow more and still ripen long-maturity crops like melons and winter squash. In zone 8b, Woodinville supports a wide range of perennials year-round; the frost dates above are what set your annual vegetable timing.

Station · SEATTLE SAND PT WSFO · 11.3 km
Last spring frost
March 8
50% chance · 32°F
First fall frost
November 23
50% chance · 32°F
Growing season
260 days
frost-free
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Frost calendar for WoodinvilleA year-band showing 32°F frost risk from January to December for Woodinville: last spring frost around March 8, first fall frost around November 23, about 260 frost-free days between.
Shaded months carry frost risk; the clear span is the average frost-free season.

Frost probability

SEATTLE SAND PT WSFO · 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 Woodinville’s own odds, recorded at SEATTLE SAND PT WSFO.

Frost-probability curves for WoodinvilleProbability of the last spring frost and first fall frost by date at 32°F. The last spring frost is most likely around March 8 and the first fall frost around November 23, giving about 260 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%
36°FApr 26Apr 4Mar 17Oct 24Nov 5Nov 22
32°FMar 29Mar 8Feb 13Nov 4Nov 23Dec 16
28°FMar 1Feb 11Dec 27Nov 17Dec 11Jan 17

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What to plant now

TODAY · JULY 19
Fall sowin 15 days
Brussels Sprouts
August 3August 17

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Full-year planting calendar

Start indoorsTransplantDirect sowFall sow

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

Nearby weather stations

3 within 19 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.

SEATTLE SAND PT WSFO
Primary
11 km · 18 m elevation
SPRING
Mar 8
FALL
Nov 23
MONROE
15 km · 37 m elevation
SPRING
Apr 17
FALL
Oct 23
EVERETT SNOHOMISH AP
19 km · 185 m elevation
SPRING
Mar 9
FALL
Nov 17

Woodinville planting FAQ

When is the last spring frost in Woodinville, WA?

Plan for the last spring frost in Woodinville around March 8 (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 Woodinville, WA?

In Woodinville, the first 32°F freeze of fall lands around November 23 on average. Time your last harvests and any season-extension cover before it.

What hardiness zone is Woodinville in?

Woodinville is in USDA hardiness zone 8b. In zone 8b, winters are mild — many tender perennials overwinter here.

How long is the growing season in Woodinville?

Woodinville has about 260 frost-free days — a long growing season — between the average last spring frost (March 8) and first fall frost (November 23).

When should I plant tomatoes in Woodinville?

For Woodinville, sow tomatoes indoors about January 11–January 25 and move the seedlings out around March 15, after the last spring frost.

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Nearby cities

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Frost dates recorded at SEATTLE SAND PT WSFO, 11 km from the city center · 1991–2020 NOAA climate normals · zone from the USDA/PRISM 2023 map. How we compute this.

Cite this page
BlissGarden. "When to Plant in Woodinville, WA — Frost Dates & Zone 8b." Frost normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, station USW00094290. Retrieved from https://blissgarden.com/washington/woodinville.