Gila Bend, AZ 85333 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Gila Bend, AZ?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 01/25, about 150 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 12/13, about 324 frost-free days later.
Zone 9b (25 to 30°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Gila Bend, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 15 weeks of growing season left in Gila Bend before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 01/25 isn't a guarantee
01/25 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/25 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 12/27 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Gila Bend compares
At roughly 324 frost-free days, Gila Bend places 3,233 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within AZ, it ranks 199 of 506.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Gila Bend's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Gila Bend can differ from the 85333 normal.