Nevada Frost Dates

Nevada has 114 NOAA weather stations with freeze records in the 1991–2020 climate normals. The typical last spring frost ranges from January 5 at Laughlin to June 16 at Jiggs 2ne; at half the stations it has come by May 11. The first fall frost typically arrives between September 11 at Jarbidge 7 N and December 24 at Laughlin, with a median of October 6.

The growing season between the typical frosts runs from 86 days at Jarbidge 7 N to 354 days at Laughlin; 145 days at the median station.

At 10 stations, a freeze is possible in any month.

Every station in Nevada

Typical dates have a 50% chance of a frost after them in spring, and before them in fall; safer dates, 10%. A garden can differ from its nearest station, especially in a valley or on a hillside: see why your garden may differ.

Nevada: freeze (32 °F) dates by NOAA station, 1991–2020 normals
Station	Elevation	Last frost	Safer	First frost	Safer	Season (days)
Alan Bible Visitor Ctr	1,641 ft	Jan 21	Mar 5	Dec 17	Dec 2	328
Amargosa Farms-Garey	2,450 ft	Mar 15	Apr 9	Nov 13	Oct 29	237
Arthur 4nw	6,250 ft	Jun 4	Jun 20	Sep 18	Aug 31	105
Austin #2	6,780 ft	May 18	Jun 11	Oct 7	Sep 19	142
Baker 5 W	6,617 ft	May 12	Jun 4	Oct 14	Oct 1	154
Battle Mountain 4se	4,505 ft	May 9	May 31	Sep 29	Sep 15	141
Beatty 8 N	3,550 ft	Apr 12	Apr 30	Nov 3	Oct 18	204
Beowawe 49s - U Of N Rch	5,740 ft	May 28	Jun 16	Sep 21	Sep 6	114
Beowawe	4,700 ft	Jun 2	Jun 18	Sep 17	Sep 2	105
Blue Eagle Rch - Currant 12ssw	4,678 ft	Apr 30	May 21	Oct 12	Sep 29	162
Bunkerville	1,600 ft	Mar 16	Apr 5	Nov 13	Oct 29	238
Caliente	4,379 ft	May 3	May 23	Oct 9	Sep 26	156
Callville Bay	1,270 ft	Jan 31	Feb 27	Dec 11	Nov 28	317
Carson City	4,761 ft	May 4	May 29	Oct 6	Sep 24	152
Cathedral Gorge Sp	4,830 ft	May 15	Jun 3	Oct 4	Sep 22	142
Clover Valley	5,676 ft	May 31	Jun 15	Sep 19	Sep 4	110
Dagget Pass	7,334 ft	Jun 7	Jun 24	Sep 28	Sep 10	113
Deeth	5,340 ft	A freeze is possible in any month
Denio 52 Wsw	6,500 ft	Jun 13	Jul 4	Sep 20	Sep 2	96
Denio	4,190 ft	May 30	Jun 15	Sep 18	Sep 5	111
Desert Nwr	2,914 ft	Mar 22	Apr 13	Nov 7	Oct 21	229
Diamond Valley - Eureka 14nnw	5,890 ft	Jun 10	Jun 27	Sep 16	Sep 2	97
Dyer 5s	4,900 ft	May 9	Jun 1	Oct 4	Sep 22	147
Echo Bay	1,250 ft	Feb 3	Feb 28	Dec 11	Nov 27	310
Elgin	3,422 ft	Apr 11	Apr 28	Nov 1	Oct 18	203
Elko Nws Office	5,235 ft	May 26	Jun 12	Sep 23	Sep 12	120
Ely Yelland Fld Ap	6,262 ft	Jun 12	Jun 28	Sep 13	Aug 31	91
Eureka Airport	5,936 ft	Jun 7	Jun 23	Sep 17	Sep 2	100
Eureka	6,430 ft	Jun 2	Jun 19	Sep 29	Sep 16	119
Fallon Exp Stn	3,965 ft	May 12	Jun 4	Oct 1	Sep 15	139
Fallon Naas	3,934 ft	May 6	May 25	Oct 8	Sep 25	153
Gabbs 1ne	4,694 ft	May 1	May 26	Oct 22	Oct 7	170
Gerlach	3,954 ft	Apr 28	May 15	Oct 15	Oct 2	169
Gibbs Rch - Jarbidge 24se	5,960 ft	Jun 4	Jun 20	Sep 15	Aug 30	101
Glenbrook	6,350 ft	Jun 5	Jun 22	Oct 9	Sep 24	126
Golconda	4,394 ft	May 16	Jun 7	Oct 1	Sep 14	134
Goldfield	5,690 ft	Apr 27	May 28	Oct 22	Oct 7	174
Goodsprings	3,716 ft	Mar 17	Apr 11	Nov 20	Nov 4	245
Great Basin Np	6,850 ft	May 27	Jun 16	Oct 2	Sep 19	128
Hawthorne	4,400 ft	Apr 22	May 11	Oct 25	Oct 12	185
Hiko	3,900 ft	Apr 20	May 10	Oct 26	Oct 11	188
Imlay	4,260 ft	May 17	Jun 8	Sep 27	Sep 13	131
Incline Village	6,356 ft	May 17	Jun 4	Oct 13	Sep 30	148
Jackpot	5,233 ft	A freeze is possible in any month
Jarbidge 7 N	6,050 ft	Jun 15	Jul 1	Sep 11	Aug 26	86
Jarbidge	6,180 ft	Jun 9	Jun 26	Sep 16	Sep 1	96
Jiggs 2ne	5,642 ft	Jun 16	Jun 30	Sep 13	Aug 28	89
Kings Rvr Vly - Orovada 26nw	4,240 ft	May 28	Jun 15	Sep 23	Sep 7	117
Lahontan Dam	4,167 ft	Apr 18	May 9	Oct 25	Oct 11	188
Lamoille 2n	5,750 ft	A freeze is possible in any month
Lamoille Yost	5,840 ft	Jun 6	Jun 23	Sep 16	Aug 31	100
Las Vegas Air Terminal	2,203 ft	Jan 24	Feb 19	Dec 10	Nov 24	323
Las Vegas Mccarran Ap	2,131 ft	Jan 20	Feb 14	Dec 15	Nov 28	333
Las Vegas Wfo	2,275 ft	Feb 4	Feb 27	Dec 5	Nov 19	302
Laughlin	605 ft	Jan 5	Feb 13	Dec 24	Dec 3	354
Leonard Creek Rch - Denio 33s	4,239 ft	May 8	May 30	Oct 11	Sep 28	154
Lovelock	3,973 ft	May 11	May 31	Oct 2	Sep 19	143
Lund	5,546 ft	Jun 5	Jun 22	Sep 18	Sep 4	104
Mcdermitt	4,430 ft	A freeze is possible in any month
Mcgill	6,270 ft	May 28	Jun 13	Sep 24	Sep 11	119
Mercury 3 Ssw	3,284 ft	Mar 10	Apr 8	Nov 19	Nov 1	253
Mercury Desert Rock Ap	3,230 ft	Mar 16	Apr 9	Nov 17	Oct 31	242
Middlegate-Clifford	4,600 ft	Jun 11	Jun 29	Sep 12	Aug 27	92
Mina	4,580 ft	Apr 14	Apr 28	Oct 24	Oct 9	192
Minden	4,709 ft	May 30	Jun 14	Sep 26	Sep 9	119
Montello - 7ne	4,828 ft	Jun 3	Jun 22	Sep 18	Sep 3	105
Montello 2ne	4,830 ft	Jun 1	Jun 20	Sep 12	Aug 27	100
Mt Charleston Fire Stn	7,460 ft	May 31	Jun 14	Oct 2	Sep 19	124
N Las Vegas	1,898 ft	Feb 1	Feb 24	Dec 8	Nov 23	311
Oasis	5,835 ft	Jun 12	Jun 27	Sep 11	Aug 28	91
Orovada 3 W	4,200 ft	Jun 2	Jun 20	Sep 11	Aug 28	102
Overton	1,250 ft	Feb 26	Mar 16	Nov 22	Nov 9	268
Pahranagat Wr	3,334 ft	Apr 3	Apr 21	Oct 31	Oct 16	212
Pahrump 4 Nw	2,573 ft	Mar 29	Apr 21	Nov 3	Oct 18	218
Paradise Valley 1 Nw	4,560 ft	Jun 5	Jun 27	Sep 13	Aug 26	95
Pine Valley - Carlin 20s	5,176 ft	A freeze is possible in any month
Pioche	5,990 ft	May 2	May 23	Oct 17	Oct 3	166
Rachel	4,820 ft	May 4	May 27	Oct 8	Sep 27	156
Red Rock Canyon - Spg Mt Rch S	3,780 ft	Mar 13	Apr 11	Nov 15	Oct 31	244
Reese River Ione 13ne	6,413 ft	A freeze is possible in any month
Reno Tahoe Intl Ap	4,410 ft	Apr 20	May 5	Oct 23	Oct 11	184
Reno Wfo	4,987 ft	Apr 28	May 19	Oct 27	Oct 10	182
Ruth	6,858 ft	A freeze is possible in any month
Rye Patch Dam	4,135 ft	May 19	Jun 9	Sep 24	Sep 9	125
Ryndon	5,288 ft	Jun 7	Jun 22	Sep 12	Aug 31	98
S Fk State Rec Area	5,270 ft	A freeze is possible in any month
Searchlight	3,540 ft	Mar 7	Apr 10	Nov 29	Nov 7	266
Shoshone 5n	5,870 ft	May 23	Jun 10	Sep 29	Sep 14	127
Silverpeak	4,274 ft	Apr 23	May 9	Oct 16	Oct 3	177
Smith 6 N	5,000 ft	May 23	Jun 10	Sep 28	Sep 12	127
Smoke Creek Espil	3,850 ft	May 10	May 29	Oct 1	Sep 15	141
Smoky Valley - Carvers	5,647 ft	May 24	Jun 13	Sep 28	Sep 8	126
Snowball Rch	7,160 ft	Jun 9	Jun 25	Sep 21	Sep 5	101
Spanish Springs	4,489 ft	May 3	May 24	Oct 10	Sep 27	157
Sparks	4,357 ft	May 1	May 25	Oct 10	Sep 29	160
Spring Valley Sp	5,950 ft	A freeze is possible in any month
Stead	5,101 ft	May 8	Jun 2	Oct 12	Sep 28	150
Sunnyside - Lund 31s	5,297 ft	May 12	May 31	Oct 6	Sep 22	145
Sutcliffe	3,900 ft	Apr 15	May 3	Nov 11	Oct 23	208
Tonopah	5,395 ft	Apr 30	May 24	Oct 18	Oct 4	169
Tonopah	6,010 ft	Apr 30	May 22	Oct 22	Oct 5	173
Topaz Lake	5,292 ft	May 12	Jun 7	Oct 6	Sep 20	145
Tuscarora	6,170 ft	Jun 4	Jun 20	Sep 24	Sep 6	112
Twin Spring Fallini	5,300 ft	May 10	Jun 2	Sep 30	Sep 15	141
Valley Of Fire Sp	2,000 ft	Jan 23	Feb 19	Dec 13	Nov 27	327
Virginia City	6,340 ft	May 12	Jun 5	Oct 17	Oct 1	155
Wabuska 6 Se	4,300 ft	May 31	Jun 21	Sep 17	Sep 4	107
Wadsworth 4 N	4,000 ft	May 9	May 28	Oct 1	Sep 17	145
Wells	5,700 ft	Jun 10	Jun 26	Sep 16	Sep 1	94
Wendover 16nw	4,828 ft	May 12	May 28	Sep 30	Sep 16	139
Wild Horse Rsvr	6,239 ft	A freeze is possible in any month
Winnemucca 3ssw	4,355 ft	May 23	Jun 14	Sep 29	Sep 14	129
Winnemucca Muni Ap	4,296 ft	May 31	Jun 19	Sep 17	Sep 3	108
Yerington	4,380 ft	Apr 29	May 16	Oct 15	Sep 30	167

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Questions

When is the last frost in Nevada?

It depends on where you are. The typical last spring frost at Nevada's NOAA stations ranges from January 5 to June 16, and half of them have had it by May 11. Enter your ZIP code above for the station nearest you.

When is the first frost in Nevada?

Typically between September 11 and December 24, depending on the station; the median is October 6. Plan fall crops back from your own station's date.

What do "typical" and "safer" mean?

With the typical (50%) last-frost date, half of years still have a frost after it. With the safer (10%) date, only one year in ten does. In fall it's the other way around: the safer date is the earlier one.

Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 (annual/seasonal, by station: freeze dates at 32 °F)

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