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Winnemucca, NV 89425 Frost Dates

When can you plant in Winnemucca, NV?

Zone 6a

Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 06/02, roughly 278 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 09/11, about 102 frost-free days later.

The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Winnemucca in Zone 6a (-10 to -5°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 2 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

06/02 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 05/12 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 06/20 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.

How Winnemucca compares

Winnemucca's growing season runs about 102 days, ranking 39,645 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NV, it ranks 208 of 222.

Learn more

the frost range covers how to read the range around Winnemucca's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Winnemucca can differ from the 89425 normal.