Carlin, NV 89310 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Carlin, NV?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 05/18, about 263 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/07, about 142 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Carlin in Zone 6b (-5 to 0°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 6 weeks of growing season left in Carlin 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
05/18 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/28 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 06/11 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Carlin compares
About 142 days separate Carlin's last and first frost, putting it 36,750 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NV, it ranks 187 of 222.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Carlin's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Carlin can differ from the 89310 normal.