Safford, AZ 85546 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Safford, AZ?
Around 03/25 is the usual last spring frost, about 209 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/09, about 228 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Safford in Zone 8b (15 to 20°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 10 weeks of growing season left in Safford before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Safford's last frost
03/25 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/05 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/14 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Safford compares
About 228 days separate Safford's last and first frost, putting it 10,779 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within AZ, it ranks 334 of 506.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8b and Safford's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Safford's dates instead of trusting one.