Bristol, England · GB

When to plant in Bristol

Station data · 82% confidence Temperate oceanic (Cfb)

Last spring frost
Apr 18
10% risk to May 5
First fall frost
Nov 1
10% risk from Oct 15
Frost-free days
197
1773 GDD (base 10°C)

The growing window at a glance

Frost-free growing season · 197 daysFrost risk (before Apr 18 / after Nov 1)

Planting calendar for Bristol

Sow, transplant and harvest windows for 30 crops, anchored to this location's frost dates. Tap any crop for its full guide.

CropJFMAMJJASOND
Beetcool season
Broccolicool season
Cabbagecool season
Carrotcool season
Cauliflowercool season
Garliccool season
Kalecool season
Leekcool season
Lettucecool season
Onioncool season
Peascool season
Potatocool season
Harvest
Radishcool season
Spinachcool season
Swiss chardcool season
Turnipcool season
Basilwarm season
Bush (snap) beanwarm season
Cucumberwarm season
Eggplantwarm season
Okrawarm season
Pole beanwarm season
Sweet cornwarm season
Harvest
Sweet potatowarm season
Tomatowarm season
Harvest
Start indoorsTransplant outDirect sowHarvest

Frost dates are probabilities, not guarantees. Your garden's microclimate — slopes, walls, urban heat, cold pockets — can shift these dates by a week or more. Use them as a confident starting point, then watch your local forecast.

About the Temperate oceanic climate

Mild, moist, and even — cool summers and gentle winters give a long, reliable frost-bounded growing season.

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Also see frost dates for Bristol.