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With the kind support of Saanich Parks
Here's a table of growing season lengths around the country based on frost free days. With a growing season of about six and a half months, only Vancouver and Chilliwack can boast better.
| City | Spring's | Fall's | Growing Season |
|---|---|---|---|
| Last Frost | First Frost | (Length in Days) |
| Vancouver, BC | Mar 28 | Nov 05 | 222 |
| Chilliwack, BC | Apr 06 | Nov 09 | 217 |
| Victoria, BC | Apr 19 | Nov 05 | 200 |
| Windsor, ON | Apr 25 | Oct 22 | 180 |
| Abbotsford, BC | Apr 24 | Oct 18 | 177 |
| Nanaimo, BC | Apr 28 | Oct 17 | 172 |
| Yarmouth, NS | May 01 | Oct 18 | 170 |
| Hamilton, ON | Apr 29 | Oct 15 | 169 |
| Halifax, NS | May 06 | Oct 20 | 167 |
| Summerside, PE | May 09 | Oct 19 | 163 |
| Nelson, BC | May 04 | Oct 13 | 162 |
| Kingston, ON | May 02 | Oct 10 | 161 |
| Port Alberni, BC | May 08 | Oct 15 | 160 |
| Prince Rupert, BC | May 09 | Oct 13 | 157 |
| Owen Sound, ON | May 12 | Oct 15 | 156 |
| London, ON | May 09 | Oct 08 | 152 |
| Ottawa, ON | May 06 | Oct 05 | 152 |
| Charlottetown, PE | May 17 | Oct 14 | 150 |
| Toronto, ON | May 09 | Oct 06 | 150 |
| Corner Brook, NF | May 22 | Oct 12 | 143 |
| Kentville, NS | May 16 | Oct 05 | 142 |
| Sydney, NS | May 24 | Oct 13 | 142 |
| Tadoussac, QC | May 13 | Oct 02 | 142 |
| Kitchener, ON | May 11 | Sep 29 | 141 |
| Rimouski, QC | May 13 | Sep 30 | 140 |
| Saint John, NB | May 18 | Oct 04 | 139 |
| Quebec, QC | May 13 | Sep 29 | 139 |
| Edmonton, AB | May 07 | Sep 23 | 139 |
| Tignish, PE | May 23 | Oct 09 | 139 |
| Chicoutimi, QC | May 17 | Sep 30 | 136 |
| St. John's, NF | Jun 02 | Oct 12 | 132 |
| Sudbury, ON | May 17 | Sep 25 | 131 |
| Montreal, QC | May 30 | Oct 07 | 130 |
| Bathurst, NB | May 19 | Sep 26 | 130 |
| Medicine Hat, AB | May 16 | Sep 22 | 129 |
| Trois-Rivieres, QC | May 19 | Sep 23 | 127 |
| Kamloops, BC | Jun 01 | Oct 05 | 126 |
| Moncton, NB | May 24 | Sep 27 | 126 |
| Fredericton, NB | May 20 | Sep 22 | 125 |
| Peterborough, ON | May 18 | Sep 20 | 125 |
| Lethbridge, AB | May 17 | Sep 18 | 124 |
| Kelowna, BC | May 19 | Sep 20 | 124 |
| Gander, NF | Jun 03 | Oct 05 | 124 |
| Moose Jaw, SK | May 20 | Sep 18 | 121 |
| North Battleford, SK | May 19 | Sep 17 | 121 |
| Winnipeg, MB | May 25 | Sep 22 | 120 |
| Grande Prairie, AB | May 18 | Sep 13 | 118 |
| Saskatoon, SK | May 21 | Sep 15 | 117 |
| Grand Falls, NF | Jun 02 | Sep 26 | 116 |
| Calgary, AB | May 23 | Sep 15 | 115 |
| Truro, NS | May 30 | Sep 21 | 114 |
| The Pas, MB | May 27 | Sep 17 | 113 |
| Edmundston, NB | May 28 | Sep 18 | 113 |
| Barrie, ON | May 26 | Sep 16 | 113 |
| Weyburn, SK | May 22 | Sep 12 | 113 |
| Regina, SK | May 21 | Sep 10 | 112 |
| Yellowknife, NT | May 27 | Sep 15 | 111 |
| Yorkton, SK | May 23 | Sep 11 | 111 |
| Baie Comeau, QC | May 28 | Sep 15 | 110 |
| Thetford Mines, QC | May 28 | Sep 14 | 109 |
| Red Deer, AB | May 25 | Sep 09 | 107 |
| Brandon, MB | May 27 | Sep 10 | 106 |
| Thunder Bay, ON | Jun 01 | Sep 15 | 106 |
| Sherbrooke, QC | Jun 01 | Sep 10 | 101 |
| Peace River, AB | May 26 | Sep 03 | 100 |
| Prince Albert, SK | Jun 02 | Sep 04 | 94 |
| Watson Lake, YT | Jun 02 | Sep 04 | 94 |
| Prince George, BC | Jun 04 | Sep 03 | 91 |
| Lynn Lake, MB | Jun 08 | Sep 06 | 90 |
| Timmins, ON | Jun 08 | Sep 06 | 90 |
| Athabasca, AB | Jun 01 | Aug 29 | 89 |
| Kapuskasing, ON | Jun 12 | Sep 08 | 88 |
| Dawson Creek, BC | Jun 05 | Aug 29 | 85 |
| Fort Simpson, NT | Jun 03 | Aug 24 | 82 |
| Aklavik, NT | Jun 13 | Aug 31 | 79 |
| Dawson, YT | Jun 13 | Aug 17 | 65 |
| Tompson, MB | Jun 15 | Aug 16 | 62 |
Dates given are normal averages for a light freeze (29° to 32° F, or -2° to 0° C). Local weather and topography may cause considerable variations. The possibility of frost occurring after the spring dates and before the fall dates is 50 percent. A light freeze kills only tender plants, with little destructive effect on other vegetation.