Reno, NV 89519 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Reno, NV?
Around 04/20 is the usual last spring frost, about 235 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/23, about 184 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Reno in Zone 7b (5 to 10°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
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 23,377 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NV, it ranks 138 of 222.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Reno's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Reno can differ from the 89519 normal.