Ely, NV 89317 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Ely, NV, ZIP 89317
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 06/05, roughly 281 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 09/18, about 104 frost-free days later.
Ely sits in USDA Zone 6a (-10 to -5°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
Zone 6a around Ely has about 3 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
06/05 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 05/20 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 06/22 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Ely compares
Ely's growing season runs about 104 days, ranking 39,607 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NV, it ranks 207 of 222.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 6a and Ely's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around Ely's dates instead of trusting one.