Yerington, NV 96107 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Yerington, NV?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 05/12, roughly 257 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/06, about 145 frost-free days later.
Zone 6b (-5 to 0°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 Yerington, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 6 weeks of growing season left in Yerington 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 04/24 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 06/07 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Yerington compares
About 145 days separate Yerington's last and first frost, putting it 36,204 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NV, it ranks 184 of 222.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Yerington can differ from the 96107 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6b and Yerington's frost date answer different questions.