Wells, NV 89835 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Wells, NV, ZIP 89835
Around 06/10 is the usual last spring frost, about 286 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 09/16, about 94 frost-free days later.
Zone 5b (-15 to -10°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 Wells, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 5b around Wells has about 3 weeks left before the first fall frost — that's the usual window to get a cold frame up if you want to keep harvesting past it.
Why 06/10 isn't a guarantee
06/10 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 05/24 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 06/26 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Wells compares
At roughly 94 frost-free days, Wells places 39,836 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within NV, it ranks 215 of 222.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Wells's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Wells can differ from the 89835 normal.