Henderson, NV 89012 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Henderson, NV, ZIP 89012
The last spring frost here typically falls around 01/20, about 145 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 12/15, about 333 frost-free days later.
Henderson sits in USDA Zone 9b (25 to 30°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
Zone 9b around Henderson has about 16 weeks left before the first fall frost — that's the usual window to get a cold frame up if you want to keep harvesting past it.
How much risk comes with planting early here
01/20 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/14 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 12/20 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Henderson compares
Henderson's growing season runs about 333 days, ranking 2,806 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NV, it ranks 4 of 222.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 9b and Henderson's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around Henderson's dates instead of trusting one.