North Las Vegas, NV 89086 Frost Dates
When can you plant in North Las Vegas, NV?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 02/01, roughly 157 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 12/08, about 311 frost-free days later.
North Las Vegas 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 15 weeks of growing season left in North Las Vegas before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around North Las Vegas's last frost
02/01 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 01/02 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 02/24 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How North Las Vegas compares
North Las Vegas's growing season runs about 311 days, ranking 3,514 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NV, it ranks 72 of 222.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in North Las Vegas can differ from the 89086 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 9a and North Las Vegas's frost date answer different questions.