Can I plant my flowers? When freezing temperatures end in Colorado

DENVER (KDVR) — If you happen to dwell in Colorado, you might need been advised to attend till Mom’s Day to plant flowers or flip in your sprinklers. However with no snow this April, is it secure to begin early?

The quick reply is, there’s a purpose we inform you to attend till the second week of Could. It’s all primarily based on the climatology information for Denver.

The common date of our final freeze is Could 4. A freeze occurs when temperatures fall to or under 32 levels.

The earliest date of the final freeze in Denver was April 5, each in 1977 and 1981. The newest into the spring-summer season Denver has had freezing temperatures was June 8, 2007.

The map under exhibits when the typical final freeze occurs for various components of Colorado.

On the Japanese Plains, the final freeze on common is in early Could. For many of Denver and areas simply east of Interstate 25, the typical final freeze is late Could.

In increased elevations, Colorado’s mountain cities can see freezing temperatures into June and July.

Though the Entrance Vary has been comparatively heat and dry currently, there’s nonetheless the potential for near-freezing temperatures on Sunday and Tuesday mornings this week. There is also locations that see snow mixing in, relying on when the precipitation falls late Sunday into Monday.

The Pinpoint Climate Crew will keep watch over it. But when planting now, it’s finest to have them in pots and produce them inside if temperatures get too chilly or have a solution to cowl them up.