Last and first frost dates in Kovel
Ukraine
In Kovel the last spring frost usually comes around 20 April and the first autumn frost around 10 November, which leaves about 204 frost-free days (median of 2016–2025). Tomato seedlings can go into open ground from 18 May to 21 July.
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| Last spring frost | around 20 April |
|---|---|
| First autumn frost | around 10 November |
| Frost-free days | 204 days |
Median of 2016–2025 for the 25 km grid cell of the city: the last day at or below 0 °C in spring and the first in autumn (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo). In a cold year a frost can come a week or two later — Greenly warns 48 hours ahead.
When is the last frost in Kovel?
The last frost in Kovel usually comes around 20 April: that is the median of 2016–2025, so in about half of those years the last night at or below 0 °C came later. Hardy crops start before it and frost-tender ones only after it: in the table below arugula can go into open ground from 30 March, while corn waits until 29 April. The first autumn frost follows around 10 November, about 204 days later: harvest or cover frost-tender crops before then.
When to sow and plant
| Crop | Sow for seedlings | Plant out in a greenhouse | Open ground |
|---|---|---|---|
| Achocha | 25 February – 2 August | 6 April – 11 September | 27 April – 11 September |
| Ageratum | from 2 March | — | from 18 May |
| Arugula | — | — | sow 30 March – 6 October |
| Basil | 10 April – 8 September | 18 May – 16 October | 8 June – 16 October |
| Beet | — | — | sow 30 March – 11 September |
| Bell Pepper | 19 March – 22 May | 18 May – 21 July | 8 June – 21 July |
| Black-eyed Susan | from 3 February | — | from 27 April |
| Bok Choy | 2 March – 19 September | 6 April – 24 October | 27 April – 24 October |
| Borage | — | — | sow 27 April – 16 September |
| Broad bean | — | — | sow 30 March – 2 August |
| Broccoli | — | — | sow 30 March – 26 July |
| Brussels Sprouts | 23 January – 23 June | 9 March – 7 August | 30 March – 7 August |
| Busy Lizzie | from 2 February | — | from 27 April |
| Cabbage | — | — | sow 30 March – 3 July |
| Calendula | — | — | sow from 30 March |
| Carrot | — | — | sow 30 March – 18 August |
| Cauliflower | 26 January – 26 July | 9 March – 6 September | 30 March – 6 September |
| Celeriac | 19 January – 23 May | 6 April – 8 August | 27 April – 8 August |
| Celery | 19 January – 2 June | 6 April – 18 August | 27 April – 18 August |
| Celosia | from 21 March | from 5 May | from 26 May |
| Chamomile | — | — | sow 30 March – 6 September |
| Chayote | 10 January – 16 May | 8 April – 12 August | 29 April – 12 August |
| Chickpea | — | — | sow 30 March – 23 July |
| Chicory | 12 February – 17 August | — | 30 March – 11 September |
| Chili Pepper | 19 March – 28 June | 18 May – 27 August | 8 June – 27 August |
| China aster | from 27 March | from 18 May | from 8 June |
| Chives | — | — | sow 30 March – 28 August |
| Cilantro | — | — | sow 30 March – 7 September |
| Corn | — | — | sow 29 April – 23 July |
| Corn poppy | — | — | sow from 30 March |
| Cosmos | from 21 March | from 5 May | from 26 May |
| Cucumber | 20 April – 29 July | 18 May – 26 August | 8 June – 26 August |
| Daikon | — | — | sow 30 March – 4 September |
| Delphinium | from 9 January | — | from 30 March |
| Dill | — | — | sow 30 March – 17 September |
| Edging lobelia | from 2 February | — | from 27 April |
| Eggplant | 19 March – 22 May | 18 May – 21 July | 8 June – 21 July |
| Florence fennel | 20 February – 2 August | 6 April – 16 September | 27 April – 16 September |
| Foxglove | from 22 December | — | from 30 March |
| Garden sorrel | — | — | sow 30 March – 5 September |
| Green Beans | — | — | sow 26 May – 31 July |
| Hollyhock | — | — | sow from 30 March |
| Hyssop | — | — | sow 30 March – 29 July |
| Kale | — | — | sow 30 March – 30 August |
| Kiwano | 26 March – 5 August | 27 April – 6 September | 18 May – 6 September |
| Kohlrabi | — | — | sow 30 March – 9 September |
| Leek | 29 December – 14 May | 9 March – 23 July | 30 March – 23 July |
| Lemon balm | — | — | sow 30 March – 1 September |
| Lettuce | — | — | sow 30 March – 14 September |
| Lisianthus | from 12 December | from 9 March | from 30 March |
| Lovage | — | — | sow from 30 March |
| Luffa | 6 April – 30 May | 18 May – 11 July | 8 June – 11 July |
| Marigold | from 23 February | from 6 April | from 27 April |
| Marjoram | 19 March – 17 August | — | 8 June – 16 October |
| Melon | 20 April – 16 July | 18 May – 13 August | 8 June – 13 August |
| Microgreens | — | — | sow 26 May – 27 October |
| Moringa | 3 April – 22 August | 28 May – 16 October | 18 June – 16 October |
| Moss rose | from 9 February | — | from 27 April |
| Mustard greens | — | — | sow 30 March – 26 September |
| Napa cabbage | 4 March – 27 August | 6 April – 29 September | 27 April – 29 September |
| Nasturtium | from 27 February | from 6 April | from 27 April |
| Okra | 6 April – 10 August | 18 May – 21 September | 8 June – 21 September |
| Oregano | 8 January – 7 August | 9 March – 6 October | 30 March – 6 October |
| Pansy | from 12 January | from 9 March | from 30 March |
| Parsley | — | — | sow 30 March – 26 August |
| Parsnip | — | — | sow 30 March – 15 July |
| Peanut | 11 April – 6 July | 18 May – 12 August | 8 June – 12 August |
| Peas | — | — | sow 30 March – 28 August |
| Petunia | from 16 March | from 18 May | from 8 June |
| Physalis | 13 March – 3 July | 27 April – 17 August | 18 May – 17 August |
| Pumpkin | 6 April – 4 June | 18 May – 16 July | 8 June – 16 July |
| Purple coneflower | from 6 January | — | from 30 March |
| Radish | — | — | sow 30 March – 11 October |
| Sage | 19 January – 3 August | 9 March – 21 September | 30 March – 21 September |
| Scarlet sage | from 6 March | — | from 18 May |
| Snapdragon | from 3 January | from 9 March | from 30 March |
| Soybean | — | — | sow 8 June – 22 August |
| Spinach | — | — | sow 30 March – 16 September |
| Stevia | 9 March – 24 June | 27 April – 12 August | 18 May – 12 August |
| Stock | — | — | sow from 30 March |
| Sunflower | — | — | sow from 26 May |
| Sweet alyssum | — | — | sow from 30 March |
| Sweet Corn | 19 March – 17 August | 10 April – 8 September | 1 May – 8 September |
| Sweet pea | from 26 January | from 9 March | from 30 March |
| Sweet William | — | — | sow from 30 March |
| Swiss Chard | — | — | sow 30 March – 11 September |
| Thyme | — | — | sow 30 March – 23 July |
| Tomato | 6 March – 30 May | 27 April – 21 July | 18 May – 21 July |
| Turnip | — | — | sow 30 March – 13 September |
| Watercress | — | — | sow 30 March – 24 September |
| Watermelon | 20 April – 4 July | 18 May – 1 August | 8 June – 1 August |
| Zinnia | from 23 April | from 28 May | from 18 June |
| Zucchini | 27 April – 3 August | 18 May – 24 August | 8 June – 24 August |
Planting out: a week after the last frost once the soil is warm enough for the crop; frost-hardy crops three weeks before it; an unheated greenhouse three weeks earlier. Seedlings are sown so they are ready on that day. Each window starts on the Greenly calendar date and ends on the last day that still leaves the crop’s days to harvest (from its card) before the average first autumn frost, plus six weeks of picking for crops harvested over weeks (tomatoes, peppers, aubergines, cucumbers, courgettes, pumpkins, watermelons, beans) — our rule; earlier in the window is safer.
When the soil warms up in Kovel
The day the top 7 cm of soil first averages each temperature over a week, median of 2016–2025 (ERA5 via Open-Meteo). The soil reaches 10 °C same day the last spring frost and 15 °C 28 days after it.
| Soil | Date | Against the last spring frost |
|---|---|---|
| 5 °C | 12 March | 39 days earlier |
| 10 °C | 20 April | same day |
| 15 °C | 18 May | 28 days later |
| 18 °C | 8 June | 49 days later |
Frost dates near Kovel
Of the nearest cities on our list, the last spring frost ends earliest in Lutsk (15 April) and latest in Brest (23 April).
| City | Distance | Last spring frost | First autumn frost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Novovolynsk | 66 km | 20 April | 10 November |
| Lutsk | 68 km | 15 April | 21 October |
| Kobryn | 113 km | 23 April | 8 November |
| Dubno | 117 km | 18 April | 21 October |
| Brest | 120 km | 23 April | 13 November |
What to grow at home in winter in Kovel
Frosts in Kovel usually come from about 10 November to about 20 April. These plants have indoor care in their Greenly cards and are harvested quickly, so they can be sown on a windowsill in winter.
Kovel: weather for the next 7 days
Forecast by Open-Meteo. Nights at or below 0 °C are marked as frost.
Weather in Kovel by month
Average weather in Kovel over 2016–2025: the warmest month is August. Months that average 20 °C or more by day: June–September (20–25.1 °C). Nights average below 0 °C in December–March (-4–-0.7 °C). About 728 mm of rain falls in a year, on 134 days; July is the wettest month (101 mm) and March the driest (45 mm).
| Month | Day, °C | Night, °C | Rain, mm | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1.1 | -4 | 51 | 12 |
| February | 3.4 | -2.9 | 46 | 11 |
| March | 8.3 | -0.7 | 45 | 11 |
| April | 14.2 | 3.9 | 51 | 12 |
| May | 18.9 | 8.5 | 73 | 12 |
| June | 23.9 | 13.9 | 76 | 12 |
| July | 24.6 | 15.1 | 101 | 14 |
| August | 25.1 | 14.7 | 59 | 9 |
| September | 20 | 10.9 | 66 | 9 |
| October | 13.6 | 6.1 | 55 | 10 |
| November | 6.6 | 1.6 | 45 | 9 |
| December | 2.6 | -1.5 | 60 | 13 |
Average of the daily highs and lows, rain per month and days with at least 1 mm (ERA5 via Open-Meteo, the same grid cell as the frost dates).
Planted in autumn
| Crop | When to plant |
|---|---|
| Bearded Iris | by 11 October |
| Crocus | 11 October – 10 December |
| Daffodil | 11 October – 10 December |
| Garlic | 11 October – 10 December |
| Grape hyacinth | by 11 October |
| Hellebore | by 11 October |
| Hyacinth | 11 October – 10 December |
| Lily | by 11 October |
| Ornamental onion | by 11 October |
| Peony | by 11 October |
| Saffron | by 11 October |
| Snowdrop | by 11 October |
| Tulip | 11 October – 10 December |
| Wild garlic | by 11 October |
From a month before the first autumn frost, so the roots grow before winter, to the late-planting limit on each crop’s page (about two weeks before the ground freezes, by ten years of weather).