Frost dates by ZIP code: The nearest NOAA stations to your ZIP, 1991-2020 normals
Enter a five-digit ZIP code. PlainClimate finds its center (Census Bureau 2024) and the five nearest NOAA stations with frost dates, and shows each station's last spring and first autumn 32°F dates with its distance and elevation.
Frost dates near ZIP 85215
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts ZIP 85215 in zone 9b (the coldest night of a typical year: 25 to 30°F).
The nearest station, Stewart Mountain Dam, AZ, is 4 miles from the ZIP's center: its last spring frost comes after February 13 in half of years and after March 8 in one year in ten.
| Station | Distance | Elevation | Last frost (median) | 1 in 10 after | First frost (median) | Hardiness zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stewart Mountain Dam, AZ | 4 mi | 1,422 ft | February 13 | March 8 | December 5 | – |
| Apache Junction, AZ5 mi NE | 7 mi | 2,070 ft | February 11 | March 7 | December 10 | 9b |
| Mesa, AZEast Mesa | 7 mi | 1,518 ft | February 1 | February 28 | December 10 | 9b |
| Mormon Flat, AZ | 8 mi | 1,705 ft | January 29 | February 23 | December 24 | – |
| Fountain Hills, AZ | 10 mi | 1,580 ft | January 6 | February 11 | December 28 | – |
Frost comes later in spring at higher and colder stations and earlier in low, open ground: prefer a station at a similar elevation to yours. Hardiness zone in the table: the USDA's rule (the average of each year's coldest night, 1991-2020) applied to the station's own record.
Every frost threshold at Stewart Mountain Dam
NOAA publishes the dates for several temperatures and odds. A 30% spring date means a 3-in-10 chance of a later frost (the convention almanacs use); 50% is the median; 10% the cautious date.
| Threshold | Spring, 10% | Spring, 30% | Spring, 50% | Spring, 90% | Autumn, 50% | Autumn, 10% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36°F (light frost) | April 3 | March 11 | March 3 | February 8 | November 23 | November 7 |
| 32°F | March 8 | February 24 | February 13 | January 10 | December 5 | November 18 |
| 28°F (hard freeze) | February 20 | February 1 | January 18 | December 18 | December 19 | November 28 |
| 24°F | February 1 | January 14 | January 5 | December 13 | January 1 | December 6 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals; ZIP centers: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026. Autumn 10%: one year in ten has its first frost before this date.