Winnemucca, NV 89418 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Winnemucca, NV?
Around 05/19 is the usual last spring frost, about 264 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 09/24, about 125 frost-free days later.
Winnemucca 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 4 weeks of growing season left in Winnemucca before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Winnemucca's last frost
05/19 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 05/02 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 06/09 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Winnemucca compares
About 125 days separate Winnemucca's last and first frost, putting it 38,755 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NV, it ranks 195 of 222.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6b and Winnemucca's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Winnemucca's dates instead of trusting one.