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Henderson, NV 89180 Frost Dates

Frost dates for Henderson, NV, ZIP 89180

Zone 9a

The last spring frost here typically falls around 01/21, about 146 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 12/17, about 328 frost-free days later.

Zone 9a (20 to 25°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Henderson, not a forecast for this year.

What to do before the first frost

Zone 9a 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.

How much risk comes with planting early here

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 3,167 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NV, it ranks 43 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 89180 normal.