Carson, NV 89704 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Carson, NV?
Around 05/12 is the usual last spring frost, about 257 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/17, about 155 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
05/12 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/23 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 06/05 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Carson compares
About 155 days separate Carson's last and first frost, putting it 33,915 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NV, it ranks 163 of 222.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7a and Carson's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Carson's dates instead of trusting one.