Caliente, NV 89042 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Caliente, NV?
Around 05/02 is the usual last spring frost, about 247 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/17, about 166 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Caliente in Zone 7a (0 to 5°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 7 weeks of growing season left in Caliente 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
05/02 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/17 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/23 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Caliente compares
Caliente's growing season runs about 166 days, ranking 30,415 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NV, it ranks 153 of 222.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7a and Caliente's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Caliente's dates instead of trusting one.