Carson, NV 89450 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Carson, NV?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 05/17, roughly 262 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/13, about 148 frost-free days later.
Zone 7a (0 to 5°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 Carson, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 7 weeks of growing season left in Carson 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
05/17 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/30 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 06/04 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Carson compares
Carson's growing season runs about 148 days, ranking 35,618 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NV, it ranks 179 of 222.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Carson can differ from the 89450 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7a and Carson's frost date answer different questions.