Frost dates
Frost dates in Nevada
Typical last spring frost and first fall frost for 109 weather stations across Nevada, from NOAA’s 1991–2020 climate normals.
Last spring frost
Mar 10 – Jun 7
Typical across Nevada (middle: May 12)
First fall frost
Sep 16 – Nov 20
Typical across Nevada (middle: Oct 4)
Your own yard can differ by weeks from the nearest town. Get frost dates for your exact spot →
By town
| Station | Last spring frost | First fall frost | Frost-free days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Bible Visitor Ctr | Jan 21 | Dec 17 | 330 |
| Amargosa Farms-Garey | Mar 15 | Nov 13 | 243 |
| Arthur 4 NW | Jun 4 | Sep 18 | 106 |
| Austin #2 | May 18 | Oct 7 | 142 |
| Baker 5 W | May 12 | Oct 14 | 155 |
| Battle Mountain 4 SE | May 9 | Sep 29 | 143 |
| Beatty 8 N | Apr 12 | Nov 3 | 205 |
| Beowawe | Jun 2 | Sep 17 | 107 |
| Beowawe 49 S - U Of N Rch | May 28 | Sep 21 | 116 |
| Blue Eagle Rch - Currant 12 SSW | Apr 30 | Oct 12 | 165 |
| Bunkerville | Mar 16 | Nov 13 | 242 |
| Caliente | May 3 | Oct 9 | 159 |
| Callville Bay | Jan 31 | Dec 11 | 314 |
| Carson City | May 4 | Oct 6 | 155 |
| Cathedral Gorge Sp | May 15 | Oct 4 | 142 |
| Clover Valley | May 31 | Sep 19 | 111 |
| Dagget Pass | Jun 7 | Sep 28 | 113 |
| Denio | May 30 | Sep 18 | 111 |
| Denio 52 WSW | Jun 13 | Sep 20 | 99 |
| Desert Nwr | Mar 22 | Nov 7 | 230 |
| Diamond Valley - Eureka 14 NNW | Jun 10 | Sep 16 | 98 |
| Dyer 5 S | May 9 | Oct 4 | 148 |
| Echo Bay | Feb 3 | Dec 11 | 311 |
| Elgin | Apr 11 | Nov 1 | 204 |
| Elko Nws Office | May 26 | Sep 23 | 120 |
| Elko Regional Airport | May 29 | Sep 18 | 112 |
| Ely Yelland Field Airport | Jun 12 | Sep 13 | 93 |
| Eureka | Jun 2 | Sep 29 | 119 |
| Eureka Airport | Jun 7 | Sep 17 | 102 |
| Fallon Experiment Station | May 12 | Oct 1 | 142 |
| Fallon Naas | May 6 | Oct 8 | 155 |
| Gabbs 1 NE | May 1 | Oct 22 | 174 |
| Gerlach | Apr 28 | Oct 15 | 170 |
| Gibbs Rch - Jarbidge 24 SE | Jun 4 | Sep 15 | 103 |
| Glenbrook | Jun 5 | Oct 9 | 126 |
| Golconda | May 16 | Oct 1 | 138 |
| Goldfield | Apr 27 | Oct 22 | 178 |
| Goodsprings | Mar 17 | Nov 20 | 248 |
| Great Basin Np | May 27 | Oct 2 | 128 |
| Hawthorne | Apr 22 | Oct 25 | 186 |
| Hiko | Apr 20 | Oct 26 | 189 |
| Imlay | May 17 | Sep 27 | 133 |
| Incline Village | May 17 | Oct 13 | 149 |
| Jarbidge | Jun 9 | Sep 16 | 99 |
| Jarbidge 7 N | Jun 15 | Sep 11 | 88 |
| Jiggs 2 NE | Jun 16 | Sep 13 | 89 |
| Kings Rvr Vly - Orovada 26 NW | May 28 | Sep 23 | 118 |
| Lages | Jun 1 | Sep 21 | 112 |
| Lahontan Dam | Apr 18 | Oct 25 | 190 |
| Lamoille Yost | Jun 6 | Sep 16 | 102 |
| Las Vegas | Feb 4 | Dec 5 | 304 |
| Las Vegas Air Terminal | Jan 24 | Dec 10 | 320 |
| Las Vegas Mccarran Airport | Jan 20 | Dec 15 | 329 |
| Laughlin | Jan 5 | Dec 24 | 353 |
| Leonard Creek Rch - Denio 33 S | May 8 | Oct 11 | 156 |
| Lovelock | May 11 | Oct 2 | 144 |
| Lovelock Derby Field | May 12 | Sep 27 | 138 |
| Lund | Jun 5 | Sep 18 | 105 |
| Mcgill | May 28 | Sep 24 | 119 |
| Mercury 3 SSW | Mar 10 | Nov 19 | 254 |
| Mercury Desert Rock Airport | Mar 16 | Nov 17 | 246 |
| Middlegate-Clifford | Jun 11 | Sep 12 | 93 |
| Mina | Apr 14 | Oct 24 | 193 |
| Minden | May 30 | Sep 26 | 119 |
| Montello - 7 NE | Jun 3 | Sep 18 | 107 |
| Montello 2 NE | Jun 1 | Sep 12 | 103 |
| Moorman Rch - Ruth 16 WNW | Jun 10 | Sep 14 | 96 |
| Mount Charleston Fire Station | May 31 | Oct 2 | 124 |
| N Las Vegas | Feb 1 | Dec 8 | 310 |
| Oasis | Jun 12 | Sep 11 | 91 |
| Orovada 3 W | Jun 2 | Sep 11 | 101 |
| Overton | Feb 26 | Nov 22 | 269 |
| Pahranagat Wr | Apr 3 | Oct 31 | 211 |
| Pahrump 4 NW | Mar 29 | Nov 3 | 219 |
| Paradise Valley 1 NW | Jun 5 | Sep 13 | 100 |
| Pioche | May 2 | Oct 17 | 168 |
| Rachel | May 4 | Oct 8 | 157 |
| Red Rock Canyon - Spg Mount Rch S | Mar 13 | Nov 15 | 247 |
| Reno | Apr 28 | Oct 27 | 182 |
| Reno Tahoe International Airport | Apr 20 | Oct 23 | 186 |
| Ruby Lake Nwr | May 27 | Sep 23 | 119 |
| Rye Patch Dam | May 19 | Sep 24 | 128 |
| Ryndon | Jun 7 | Sep 12 | 97 |
| Searchlight | Mar 7 | Nov 29 | 267 |
| Shoshone 5 N | May 23 | Sep 29 | 129 |
| Silverpeak | Apr 23 | Oct 16 | 176 |
| Smith 6 N | May 23 | Sep 28 | 128 |
| Smoke Creek Espil | May 10 | Oct 1 | 144 |
| Smoky Valley - Carvers | May 24 | Sep 28 | 127 |
| Snowball Rch | Jun 9 | Sep 21 | 104 |
| Spanish Springs | May 3 | Oct 10 | 160 |
| Sparks | May 1 | Oct 10 | 162 |
| Stead | May 8 | Oct 12 | 157 |
| Sunnyside - Lund 31 S | May 12 | Oct 6 | 147 |
| Sutcliffe | Apr 15 | Nov 11 | 210 |
| Tonopah | Apr 30 | Oct 22 | 175 |
| Tonopah | Apr 30 | Oct 18 | 171 |
| Topaz Lake | May 12 | Oct 6 | 147 |
| Tuscarora | Jun 4 | Sep 24 | 112 |
| Twin Spring Fallini | May 10 | Sep 30 | 143 |
| Valley Of Fire Sp | Jan 23 | Dec 13 | 324 |
| Virginia City | May 12 | Oct 17 | 158 |
| Wabuska 6 SE | May 31 | Sep 17 | 109 |
| Wadsworth 4 N | May 9 | Oct 1 | 145 |
| Wells | Jun 10 | Sep 16 | 98 |
| Wendover 16 NW | May 12 | Sep 30 | 141 |
| Winnemucca 3 SSW | May 23 | Sep 29 | 129 |
| Winnemucca Municipal Airport | May 31 | Sep 17 | 109 |
| Yerington | Apr 29 | Oct 15 | 169 |
Each date is the median: in half of years the frost comes earlier, in half later. Frost here means a low of 32°F or colder at the station. Low spots and valleys often frost a week or two earlier than these dates; hillsides and city centers later.
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020. The Field almanac also shows how often frost comes early or late, and a reanalysis reading for your exact location.