Wyoming frost dates: Last spring and first autumn frost at every NOAA station, 1991-2020

Across Wyoming's 129 NOAA stations with frost dates, the median last spring frost (32°F) runs from April 28 in Basin to June 24 in Moose (1 mi NNE); for half of its places it comes after May 20.

Typical last spring frost
May 20median of 58 places
Typical first autumn frost
September 24median of 58 places
Earliest last frost
April 28Basin
Latest last frost
June 24Moose (1 mi NNE)

When is the last frost in Wyoming, town by town?

Each date is NOAA's: "after May 20 in half of years" means the last 32°F night of spring came after May 20 in half of the years 1991-2020. By the 1-in-10 date, the last frost has passed in nine years out of ten.

Find your town in the list, or look up a ZIP code for the stations nearest it.

Wyoming: NOAA 1991-2020 frost dates (32°F) by station, earliest last frost first
Place or stationLast frost (median)1 in 10 afterFirst frost (median)1 in 10 beforeGrowing seasonZone
BasinApril 28May 11October 10September 26164 days4b
GreybullGreybull S Big Horn AirportMay 4May 18October 1September 18149 days4b
Worland stationMay 4May 18October 1September 21149 days–
Boysen DamMay 5May 20October 7September 24153 days5a
ThermopolisMay 5May 19October 5September 23152 days5a
DeaverMay 6May 20October 1September 19148 days5a
ColonyMay 7May 21October 3September 19149 days–
Guernsey2 mi NWMay 7May 21October 6September 23152 days5a
ShoshoniMay 7May 18October 3September 23145 days–
Whalen Dam USBRMay 7May 24October 3September 21146 days–
GlendoGlendo Reservoir USBRMay 9May 24October 5September 21148 days4a
LovellMay 9May 25September 29September 16142 days5a
Pathfinder DamMay 9May 23October 7September 22148 days–
Casper Wastewater Treatment PlantMay 10May 24September 29September 14138 days5a
Pine Bluffs1 mi ESEMay 10May 24October 1September 17142 days–
Tensleep (4 mi NE)May 10May 26October 1September 18141 days–
Greybull stationMay 11May 24September 23September 11133 days4b
Guernsey Dam #2May 11May 25October 3September 19144 days–
TorringtonTorrington Municipal AirportMay 11May 26September 29September 16139 days5a
Casper (1 mi SW)May 12May 26October 1September 18143 days–
CheyenneCheyenne Weather Office AirportMay 12May 26October 1September 18141 days5b
CodyMay 12May 27October 1September 17140 days5a
EmblemMay 12May 27September 28September 14136 days5a
Riverton stationMay 12May 26September 24September 11132 days–
Seminoe Reservoir USBRMay 12May 25October 4September 23143 days–
BuffaloBuffalo Johnson County AirportMay 13May 28October 1September 19141 days5b
Lander (11 mi SSE)May 13June 1October 2September 20140 days–
NewcastleMay 13May 26October 3September 17143 days5a
WorlandMay 13May 27September 26September 14133 days4b
AlbinMay 14May 25October 2September 18142 days5b
Black MountainMay 14June 1October 3September 20140 days5b
Carpenter3 mi NMay 14May 27September 26September 12133 days–
Cheyenne Weather OfficeMay 14May 28October 1September 17139 days–
La GrangeMay 14May 29October 1September 15137 days5a
Leiter (9 mi N)May 14May 29September 30September 17137 days5a
Lusk (25 mi NE)May 14May 27October 1September 19139 days–
Old Fort LaramieMay 14May 27September 26September 12134 days4b
PavillionMay 14May 29September 30September 18139 days–
Torrington Experiment FarmMay 14May 28September 24September 10130 days–
Dull Center (1 mi SE)May 15May 28September 27September 13133 days4b
Gillette (4 mi SE)May 15May 27October 1September 15136 days5a
Heart MountainMay 15June 1September 25September 11132 days5a
Yoder5 mi WMay 15June 2September 27September 12132 days–
Pine Bluffs (5 mi W)May 16June 1September 27September 13132 days5a
RedbirdMay 16May 31September 24September 10130 days4a
RivertonMay 16May 31September 28September 15133 days5a
ShellMay 16June 3September 24September 10130 days4b
Big HornMay 17May 31September 28September 13132 days–
Buffalo Bill DamMay 17June 3October 3September 18136 days–
HulettMay 17May 30September 23September 8128 days–
Lance Creek (11 mi NNE)May 17June 3September 25September 9129 days4b
Rawlins (1 mi N)May 17May 31October 2September 22138 days–
Torrington (29 mi N)May 17May 31September 28September 15133 days5a
ChugwaterMay 18June 2September 24September 9129 days5a
Clark (3 mi NE)May 18June 4September 22September 8125 days4b
KayceeMay 18May 31September 25September 11129 days4b
LanderLander AirportMay 18June 3September 27September 13131 days5a
Sheridan Field StationMay 18June 2September 24September 9127 days4b
Billy CreekMay 19May 31September 21September 6123 days4b
Douglas (1 mi SE)May 19June 2September 23September 10126 days4b
PowellPowell Field StationMay 19June 4September 20September 7123 days5a
Wheatland4 mi NMay 19June 2September 22September 8125 days5a
Leo (6 mi SW)May 20June 13September 28September 9128 days–
Lingle2 mi WSWMay 20June 7September 22September 8122 days–
UptonMay 20June 4September 23September 7123 days4b
ArcherMay 21June 6September 24September 8124 days–
Diversion DamMay 21June 6September 20September 5119 days–
Echeta (2 mi NW)May 21June 3September 23September 8123 days–
Muddy GapMay 21June 10September 27September 12126 days–
PhillipsMay 21June 7September 21September 8121 days5a
SheridanSheridan AirportMay 21June 6September 23September 9123 days5a
Sundance stationMay 21June 5September 25September 7124 days–
Bates Creek #2May 22June 6September 26September 11125 days5b
GilletteGillette Campbell AirportMay 22June 4September 25September 9125 days5a
Laramie (4 mi SE)May 22June 4September 28September 16126 days5a
MidwestMay 22June 6September 22September 8121 days5a
Moorcroft3 mi SMay 22June 9September 28September 11127 days–
Rock SpringsRock Springs AirportMay 22June 9September 28September 14126 days5b
Sybille Research UnitMay 22June 5September 24September 9125 days5b
Tensleep (16 mi SSE)May 22June 7September 18September 4117 days3b
Devils Tower #2May 23June 6September 20September 4118 days–
DouglasDouglas Converse County AirportMay 23June 7September 22September 9122 days4b
Lusk2 mi SWMay 23June 8September 20September 4119 days–
Powder RiverPowder River #2May 23June 5September 20September 7121 days–
Sundance8 mi NNWMay 23June 3September 24September 7121 days–
Weston (1 mi E)May 23June 5September 18September 1118 days–
Buckboard MarinaMay 24June 8September 23September 8118 days5a
Buffalo stationMay 24June 9September 21September 7118 days5a
Clearmont5 mi SWMay 24June 8September 16September 3114 days4b
Cody (12 mi SE)May 24June 11September 15September 1114 days–
DaytonMay 24June 7September 18September 2114 days–
Green RiverMay 24June 10September 22September 7120 days–
Rock Springs Fire DeptMay 24June 9September 24September 9121 days–
StoryMay 24June 9September 23September 8120 days5a
Thermopolis (9 mi NE)May 24June 9September 16September 4112 days–
Church Buttes Gas PlantMay 25June 11September 27September 14124 days–
DillingerMay 25June 8September 17September 3113 days4b
Glendo (6 mi NE)May 25June 11September 15September 4112 days–
Rochelle (7 mi ENE)May 25June 11September 14August 31110 days–
Wright (12 mi W)May 25June 8September 23September 8120 days4b
CasperCasper-Natrona County AirportMay 26June 10September 22September 5117 days4b
Hecla (1 mi E)May 27June 13September 19September 3115 days5a
Wapiti (1 mi WSW)May 27June 12September 25September 7121 days–
Elk MountainMay 28June 13September 13August 30108 days–
Cody (21 mi SW)May 29June 17September 18September 3110 days–
Thermopolis (21 mi WNW)May 29June 19September 17September 3110 days–
Powder River (School)May 30June 13September 22September 8115 days–
BaggsJune 1June 18September 18September 4108 days4b
Bitter Creek (4 mi NE)June 1June 21September 16September 2106 days4a
BurrisJune 1June 19September 14September 1104 days4b
Jeffrey CityJune 1June 16September 13September 1104 days4a
Medicine BowJune 1June 19September 8August 2897 days–
RawlinsRawlins Municipal AirportJune 1June 17September 15September 3105 days5a
Centennial1 mi NEJune 2June 20September 19September 3106 days–
Double Four RanchJune 2June 25September 9August 2699 days4b
LaramieLaramie Regional AirportJune 2June 18September 15September 3102 days4b
SaratogaJune 2June 21September 12August 12101 days–
EvanstonEvanston Burns FieldJune 3June 17September 25September 11113 days6a
Yellowstone Park MammothJune 3June 19September 14August 31102 days5a
WamsutterJune 5June 23September 14September 1101 days4b
Laramie (2 mi NW)June 7June 29September 4August 1788 days–
La BargeJune 9June 27September 4August 2184 days–
Evanston (1 mi E)June 12July 2September 12August 2690 days5b
Saratoga (4 mi N)June 12June 30September 7August 2283 days–
Alta1 mi NNWJune 14July 4September 11August 2885 days5b
Mountain ViewJune 14July 1September 9August 2384 days5b
AftonJune 20July 7September 1August 1271 days–
MooseJune 20July 9August 31August 1270 days–
Moose (1 mi NNE)June 24July 11August 28August 863 days4a

Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities, growing-season length); station daily lows via ACIS (zone). Growing season: NOAA's median number of days between the last spring and first autumn 32°F night. Zone: the USDA's plant hardiness rule applied to the station's own 1991-2020 coldest nights.

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