Tabernash, CO frost dates
Last spring frostAny monthno frost-free season
Freezing nights288 / yrat or below 32°F
Hardiness zone5bZone 5b
Gardening where frost is possible all year
The weather station nearest Tabernash, CO records freezing temperatures in every month often enough that NOAA cannot define a frost-free season. Gardening is still possible — it just means planning for frost at any time:
- Grow fast, cold-tolerant crops: Radishes, Lettuce, Spinach, Kale, Peas, Potatoes, Swiss Chard, Garlic.
- Plant once the soil can be worked — usually late spring to early summer at high elevation — and keep row covers ready for clear, still nights.
- Use season extension: cold frames, low tunnels, wall-of-water cloches or a greenhouse turn a few frost-free weeks into a real season.
- Frost-tender crops (tomatoes, squash, beans) need protection all season; choose the earliest varieties you can find.
How Tabernash compares
- Nearby Boulder, CO, 48 km away, has a regular frost season (last frost May 6), a reminder of how much elevation and distance from the coast matter.
About these dates
Based on 1991–2020 NOAA climate normals for the Fraser, CO weather station, 6 km away (elevation 8,560 ft (2,609 m)).
Frost dates near Tabernash
- Fraser frost any month
- Winter Park frost any month
- Granby Jun 13 · Sep 7
- Parshall Jun 12 · Sep 10
- Hot Sulphur Springs Jun 12 · Sep 10
- Grand Lake frost any month
- Empire May 30 · Sep 19
- Rollinsville Jun 5 · Sep 16
- Ward Jun 21 · Sep 2
- Nederland Jun 21 · Sep 2
Frequently asked questions
When is the last frost in Tabernash, CO?
Tabernash, CO can freeze in any month, so there is no reliable last frost date. The nearest NOAA station averages 288 nights a year at or below 32°F.
What can I grow in Tabernash, CO?
Fast, cold-tolerant crops such as radishes, lettuce, spinach, kale, peas and potatoes, ideally under row covers, cold frames or a greenhouse. Frost-tender crops like tomatoes need protection all season.