Hatch, UT 84735 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Hatch, UT, ZIP 84735
The last spring frost here typically falls around 06/01, about 277 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 09/30, about 120 frost-free days later.
Hatch 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
Zone 6a around Hatch has about 5 weeks left before the first fall frost — that's the usual window to get a cold frame up if you want to keep harvesting past it.
How much risk comes with planting early here
06/01 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 05/16 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 06/15 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Hatch compares
Hatch's growing season runs about 120 days, ranking 39,110 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within UT, it ranks 295 of 344.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Hatch's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Hatch can differ from the 84735 normal.