Winnemucca, NV 89438 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Winnemucca, NV, ZIP 89438
The last spring frost here typically falls around 06/02, about 278 days from today. 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 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
Zone 6b around Winnemucca has about 2 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.
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 39,646 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NV, it ranks 209 of 222.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 6b and Winnemucca's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around Winnemucca's dates instead of trusting one.