53.4800°N/2.2400°W

When to plant in Manchester

England, United Kingdom · Temperate oceanic (Köppen Cfb)

Last spring frost · safe

May 13

~10% frost risk · typical Apr 24

First fall frost · safe

Oct 7

~10% frost risk · typical Oct 21

Frost-free days

185

Apr 24 → Oct 21

Climate zone

Temperate oceanic

Köppen Cfb

81/100 confidence

◇ Station-basedCurated · based on NOAA GHCN-Daily 1991–2020 normal

The frost date shown is the safe date (~10% frost risk); the typical median is shown alongside. Your microclimate can shift things ±1–2 weeks.

The growing year

Frost-bounded season with crops mapped onto the 12-month axis.

Frost risk Growing Harvest

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

NOV

DEC

FROST

GROWING SEASON — 185 DAYS

APR 24

OCT 21

Beet

Broccoli

Cabbage

Full crop calendar

Nearby places

Birmingham Bristol London Edinburgh Glasgow Paris Cologne Strasbourg

Same climate — Temperate oceanic

London Melbourne Paris Hamburg Auckland Birmingham Cologne Frankfurt

Source: Curated · based on NOAA GHCN-Daily 1991–2020 normal · Köppen–Geiger classification (Beck et al. 2023) · crop windows from FAO ECOCROP references. How we calculate this →

Also see frost dates for Manchester.