Eagar, AZ 85932 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Eagar, AZ?
Around 06/15 is the usual last spring frost, about 291 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 09/21, about 96 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Eagar in Zone 6b (-5 to 0°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 3 weeks of growing season left in Eagar 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
06/15 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 06/02 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 06/30 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Eagar compares
About 96 days separate Eagar's last and first frost, putting it 39,796 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within AZ, it ranks 503 of 506.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Eagar's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Eagar can differ from the 85932 normal.