Reno, NV 89511 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Reno, NV?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/20, about 235 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/23, about 184 frost-free days later.
Reno sits in USDA Zone 6b (-5 to 0°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 8 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.
How much risk comes with planting early here
04/20 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/06 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/05 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Reno compares
About 184 days separate Reno's last and first frost, putting it 23,376 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NV, it ranks 137 of 222.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6b and Reno's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Reno's dates instead of trusting one.