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Centerfield, UT 84622 Frost Dates

When can you plant in Centerfield, UT?

Zone 6a

The last spring frost here typically falls around 05/31, about 276 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 09/21, about 114 frost-free days later.

Centerfield 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 3 weeks of growing season left in Centerfield before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.

How much risk comes with planting early here

05/31 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 05/12 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 06/16 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.

How Centerfield compares

Centerfield's growing season runs about 114 days, ranking 39,361 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within UT, it ranks 312 of 344.

Learn more

zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6a and Centerfield's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Centerfield's dates instead of trusting one.