Peoria, AZ 85310 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Peoria, AZ?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 01/08, about 133 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 12/25, about 354 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Peoria in Zone 10a (30 to 35°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's forecast.
What to do before the first frost
About 17 weeks of growing season left in Peoria 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
01/08 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/12 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 12/16 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Peoria compares
About 354 days separate Peoria's last and first frost, putting it 2,163 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within AZ, it ranks 51 of 506.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Peoria's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Peoria can differ from the 85310 normal.