Fallon, NV 89409 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Fallon, NV?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 05/01, about 246 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/22, about 170 frost-free days later.
Fallon sits in USDA Zone 6b (-5 to 0°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 8 weeks of growing season left in Fallon 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
05/01 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/16 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/26 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Fallon compares
About 170 days separate Fallon's last and first frost, putting it 28,946 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NV, it ranks 149 of 222.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Fallon's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Fallon can differ from the 89409 normal.