Sedona, AZ 86351 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Sedona, AZ?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/14, about 229 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/05, about 204 frost-free days later.
Sedona sits in USDA Zone 8b (15 to 20°F average annual minimum). The dates above are NOAA's 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting station, a 30-year average, not a forecast.
What to do before the first frost
About 10 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.
Why 04/14 isn't a guarantee
04/14 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/31 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/04 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Sedona compares
About 204 days separate Sedona's last and first frost, putting it 16,547 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within AZ, it ranks 378 of 506.
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