Reno, NV 89506 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Reno, NV?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/28, roughly 243 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/27, about 182 frost-free days later.
Reno sits in USDA Zone 7b (5 to 10°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 9 weeks of growing season left in Reno before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Reno's last frost
04/28 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/09 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/19 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Reno compares
About 182 days separate Reno's last and first frost, putting it 24,055 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NV, it ranks 143 of 222.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Reno can differ from the 89506 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7b and Reno's frost date answer different questions.