Kingman, AZ 86413 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Kingman, AZ?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/02, about 217 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/11, about 220 frost-free days later.
Kingman sits in USDA Zone 9a (20 to 25°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 11 weeks of growing season left in Kingman 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
04/02 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/08 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/21 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Kingman compares
About 220 days separate Kingman's last and first frost, putting it 12,692 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within AZ, it ranks 355 of 506.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 9a and Kingman's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Kingman's dates instead of trusting one.