Henderson, NV 89014 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Henderson, NV?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 01/20, roughly 145 days out. 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
About 16 weeks of growing season left in Henderson before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Henderson's last frost
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
About 333 days separate Henderson's last and first frost, putting it 2,807 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NV, it ranks 5 of 222.
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