When to plant in Dayton, NV

Planting dates worked out from Dayton's own frost records, not a generic zone chart.

Safe to plant out

Jun 6

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

May 14

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Oct 1

1 year in 10 by Sep 17

Frost-free days

138

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Carson City · 19.5 km away · station 1451 m, town 1340 m. How we match towns to stations

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Planting dates for common crops

Crop	Start indoors	Plant out or sow	Harvest from
Tomato	Apr 11 – Apr 25	Jun 6 – Jun 20	Jul 31
Sweet pepper	Mar 28 – Apr 11	Jun 6 – Jun 20	Aug 5
Lettuce (leaf)	Mar 12 – Mar 19	Apr 16 – Apr 30	May 26
Peas	—	Apr 2 – Apr 30	May 27
Bush beans	—	May 30 – Jun 20	Jul 19
Carrot	—	Apr 23 – Jun 4	Jun 22
Beet	—	Apr 16 – May 28	Jun 5
Potato	—	Apr 23 – May 14	Jul 2
Kale	Mar 5 – Mar 19	Apr 16 – Apr 30	May 29
Broccoli	Mar 5 – Mar 19	Apr 16 – May 7	Jun 15
Cucumber	May 9 – May 16	Jun 6 – Jun 20	Jul 26
Summer squash and zucchini	May 9 – May 16	Jun 6 – Jun 20	Jul 21
Winter squash	May 9 – May 16	Jun 6 – Jun 20	Aug 25
Sweet corn	—	May 30 – Jun 20	Jul 29
Onion (from sets)	—	Apr 16 – May 7	Jul 15
Garlic	—	Sep 17 – Oct 15 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Apr 2 – Apr 30	May 10
Basil	Apr 25 – May 9	Jun 6 – Jun 20	Aug 2

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Dayton's weather over time

How the growing season has shifted here, year by year, from the station's own records.

Each year's last spring frostLong-term trend

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Year	Last spring frost
1894	Jun 13
1895	Jun 18
1896	May 20
1897	Jun 17
1898	Jun 4
1899	May 30
1900	May 12
1901	Jun 13
1902	Jun 2
1903	Jun 3
1904	Jun 7
1905	Jun 5
1906	May 31
1924	Jun 20
1925	Jun 6
1926	May 12
1927	May 31
1928	May 4
1929	Jun 2
1930	Jun 1
1931	Jun 17
1932	Jun 7
1933	May 24
1934	May 2
1935	May 31
1936	May 31
1937	May 31
1938	Jun 19
1940	Apr 24
1941	May 20
1942	May 16
1943	Jun 24
1944	Jun 15
1945	Jun 15
1946	May 12
1947	Apr 28
1948	May 22
1949	May 9
1950	Jun 8
1951	Jun 2
1952	Jun 12
1953	Jun 3
1954	Jun 6
1955	Jun 1
1956	May 14
1957	May 15
1958	May 1
1959	May 5
1960	May 28
1961	May 13
1962	May 24
1963	Apr 28
1964	May 9
1965	May 27
1966	Jun 4
1967	May 31
1968	Jun 30
1969	May 3
1970	Jun 11
1971	May 30
1972	Jun 11
1973	May 26
1974	Jun 8
1975	Jun 26
1976	Jun 14
1977	May 28
1978	May 25
1979	Jun 8
1980	Jun 6
1981	Jun 13
1982	Jun 6
1983	May 17
1984	Jun 8
1985	May 30
1986	May 22
1987	May 2
1988	Jun 8
1989	May 25
1990	Jun 1
1991	May 31
1992	Apr 24
1993	Apr 28
1994	Apr 29
1995	Jun 8
1996	May 20
1997	May 2
1998	May 30
1999	Jun 8
2000	May 12
2001	May 4
2002	May 22
2003	May 11
2004	May 13
2005	Jun 7
2006	May 28
2008	May 3
2013	May 24
2014	May 11
2015	Apr 17
2016	May 22
2018	Apr 20

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1894	91
1895	75
1896	130
1897	82
1898	89
1899	101
1900	124
1901	85
1902	110
1903	102
1904	112
1905	105
1906	107
1925	100
1926	129
1927	99
1928	127
1929	97
1930	115
1931	83
1932	83
1933	107
1934	144
1935	125
1936	104
1937	125
1938	106
1940	147
1941	122
1942	125
1943	109
1944	96
1945	99
1946	119
1947	115
1948	120
1949	150
1950	113
1951	124
1952	121
1953	117
1954	103
1955	116
1956	151
1957	127
1958	145
1959	132
1960	116
1961	134
1962	117
1963	166
1964	115
1965	112
1966	101
1967	105
1968	51
1969	153
1970	94
1971	95
1972	92
1973	89
1974	95
1975	103
1976	119
1977	112
1978	105
1980	107
1981	109
1982	113
1983	150
1984	108
1985	104
1986	118
1987	164
1988	96
1989	131
1990	128
1992	165
1993	147
1994	160
1995	118
1996	119
1998	126
1999	118
2000	115
2002	133
2003	152
2004	150
2006	110
2008	159
2013	125
2014	143
2015	186

Each year's average temperature, April to SeptemberLong-term trend

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1894	14.3 °C
1895	14.3 °C
1896	14.2 °C
1897	15.4 °C
1898	15.6 °C
1899	14.4 °C
1900	14.4 °C
1901	14.8 °C
1902	14.7 °C
1903	14.2 °C
1904	15.5 °C
1905	15.0 °C
1906	15.1 °C
1924	15.8 °C
1925	15.3 °C
1926	16.1 °C
1927	15.1 °C
1928	16.1 °C
1929	15.3 °C
1930	15.7 °C
1931	16.8 °C
1932	15.6 °C
1933	15.3 °C
1934	16.7 °C
1935	16.1 °C
1936	16.3 °C
1937	16.9 °C
1938	16.0 °C
1940	16.6 °C
1941	15.4 °C
1942	15.8 °C
1943	15.7 °C
1944	15.2 °C
1945	15.8 °C
1946	16.4 °C
1947	16.3 °C
1948	15.5 °C
1949	16.7 °C
1950	16.5 °C
1951	16.6 °C
1952	15.9 °C
1953	14.7 °C
1954	16.1 °C
1955	15.3 °C
1956	15.5 °C
1957	15.6 °C
1958	16.4 °C
1959	16.6 °C
1960	17.2 °C
1961	16.9 °C
1962	16.4 °C
1963	16.0 °C
1964	15.7 °C
1965	14.6 °C
1966	16.1 °C
1967	14.9 °C
1968	15.5 °C
1969	16.2 °C
1970	15.4 °C
1971	15.3 °C
1972	15.9 °C
1973	15.8 °C
1974	15.9 °C
1975	14.9 °C
1976	15.4 °C
1977	16.6 °C
1978	15.3 °C
1980	16.0 °C
1981	17.6 °C
1982	15.8 °C
1986	15.7 °C
1987	16.8 °C
1992	17.7 °C
1994	17.0 °C
1995	15.3 °C
1996	16.7 °C
1998	15.2 °C
1999	15.3 °C
2000	16.7 °C
2003	17.1 °C
2004	16.9 °C
2006	17.2 °C
2013	17.6 °C
2014	18.0 °C
2015	17.4 °C
2016	17.5 °C
2022	19.1 °C
2023	18.8 °C

What this means for you: Since 1894, Dayton's last spring frost has come about 2 days earlier per decade, on average. The frost-free season has grown by about 3 days per decade. Year-to-year swings are large, so keep using the safe date rather than the trend.

Source: daily records from Carson City (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

Nearby towns

Carson City Indian Hills Johnson Lane Stagecoach Incline Village East Valley