Providence, UT 84332 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Providence, UT?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/30, roughly 245 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/16, about 166 frost-free days later.
Providence sits in USDA Zone 6a (-10 to -5°F average annual minimum). The dates above are NOAA's 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting station, a 30-year average, not a forecast.
What to do before the first frost
About 7 weeks of growing season left in Providence before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 04/30 isn't a guarantee
04/30 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/14 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/19 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Providence compares
Providence's growing season runs about 166 days, ranking 30,320 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within UT, it ranks 138 of 344.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Providence can differ from the 84332 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6a and Providence's frost date answer different questions.