Mesquite, NV 89037 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Mesquite, NV?
Around 02/26 is the usual last spring frost, about 182 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/22, about 268 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Mesquite in Zone 9a (20 to 25°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's forecast.
What to do before the first frost
About 12 weeks of growing season left in Mesquite 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
02/26 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/04 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 03/16 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Mesquite compares
Mesquite's growing season runs about 268 days, ranking 5,734 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NV, it ranks 95 of 222.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 9a and Mesquite's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Mesquite's dates instead of trusting one.