Sedona, AZ 86038 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Sedona, AZ?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 06/10, about 286 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 09/27, about 106 frost-free days later.
Zone 6b (-5 to 0°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 Sedona, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 4 weeks of growing season left in Sedona before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Sedona's last frost
06/10 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 05/26 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 06/27 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Sedona compares
Sedona's growing season runs about 106 days, ranking 39,574 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within AZ, it ranks 499 of 506.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6b and Sedona's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Sedona's dates instead of trusting one.