Henderson, NV 89126 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Henderson, NV, ZIP 89126
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 01/21, roughly 146 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 12/17, about 328 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Henderson in Zone 9b (25 to 30°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
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.
The actual range around Henderson's last frost
01/21 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/05 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 12/29 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Henderson compares
Henderson's growing season runs about 328 days, ranking 3,149 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NV, it ranks 25 of 222.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Henderson's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Henderson can differ from the 89126 normal.