Yerington, NV 89444 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Yerington, NV, ZIP 89444
Around 05/12 is the usual last spring frost, about 257 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/06, about 145 frost-free days later.
Zone 6b (-5 to 0°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Yerington, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 6b around Yerington has about 6 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
05/12 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/24 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 06/07 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Yerington compares
Yerington's growing season runs about 145 days, ranking 36,203 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NV, it ranks 183 of 222.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Yerington's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Yerington can differ from the 89444 normal.