Ivins, UT 84738 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Ivins, UT, ZIP 84738
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/14, about 198 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/10, about 239 frost-free days later.
Ivins sits in USDA Zone 8b (15 to 20°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 8b around Ivins has about 11 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.
Why 03/14 isn't a guarantee
03/14 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/27 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/06 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Ivins compares
At roughly 239 frost-free days, Ivins places 8,798 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within UT, it ranks 5 of 344.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Ivins can differ from the 84738 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 8b and Ivins's frost date answer different questions.