Mountain City, NV frost dates

Gardening where frost is possible all year

The weather station nearest Mountain City, NV 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.

About these dates

Based on 1991–2020 NOAA climate normals for the Wild Horse Rsvr, NV weather station, 26 km away (elevation 6,240 ft (1,902 m)).

Frost dates near Mountain City

• Owyhee frost any month
• Jarbidge Jun 9 · Sep 16
• Tuscarora Jun 4 · Sep 24
• Jackpot frost any month
• Deeth frost any month
• Elko May 26 · Sep 23
• Wells Jun 10 · Sep 16
• Spring Creek Jun 6 · Sep 16
• Carlin May 29 · Sep 18
• Lamoille frost any month

Frequently asked questions

When is the last frost in Mountain City, NV?

Mountain City, NV can freeze in any month, so there is no reliable last frost date. The nearest NOAA station averages 263 nights a year at or below 32°F.

What can I grow in Mountain City, NV?

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.