Frost Dates for 84332 — Providence, Utah

Half of springs at Logan Utah St Univ, UT see their last 32°F night by April 30; only one in ten is past it by April 14, and one in ten still has one after May 19. Planting tender crops after May 6 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after May 11 20%, and after May 19 10%. The 19 days between the even-odds date and the one-in-ten date is wider than at 55% of the 66 Utah stations behind this site's ZIP pages.

In fall the first 32°F night comes by October 16 in half of years, as early as October 1 one year in ten, and holds off past October 29 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 11 days later, around October 27; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is May 2, 17 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 166 days in a typical year, longer than at 62% of the 66 Utah stations; it reaches 188 days one year in ten and falls short of 143 one year in ten. On average 136 nights a year drop to 32°F or below. Nights of 36°F, when frost can still settle on leaves in low, open spots, continue 17 days longer, to about May 17, and return around October 5. Severe cold of 16°F or below comes every winter, usually between November 24 and March 3.

July is the warmest month at Logan Utah St Univ, UT, averaging 88°F by day and 60°F at night; January is the coldest at 32°F and 18°F. A freezing night is all but certain in every month from October to April (a 90% chance or more). From June to September the chance of a 32°F night stays under 10% each month. In spring, May still brings one in 46% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 2,690 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), fewer than at 56% of the 66 Utah stations. 27% of them (728) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 750. Precipitation totals 19.0 inches a year, most in May (2.4") and least in July (0.6"); May to September bring 33% of it.

The nearest other station, Logan 5 SW Exp Farm, UT, 5 miles southwest of Providence and 302 feet lower, has a last frost 12 days later (May 12), a first frost 18 days earlier (September 28), a season 28 days shorter.

The first measurable snow (0.1 inch or more) in Providence usually arrives around November 5, and the last of the season around April 16. Those are the middle dates across the winters of 1991–2020 at Logan Utah St Univ, UT, 3.1 miles away: half of years saw snow earlier, half later. Every one of those winters saw snow. The last 32°F night of spring typically comes 14 days after the last snow.

ZIP 84332 is 3 miles from Logan Utah St Univ, UT, which stands at 4,790 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. 1 other ZIP code shares the station; its figures are presented in full for 84321 (Logan). The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 84332 in zone 6a, the band where the coldest night of the year averaged -10 to -5°F (-23.3 to -20.6°C) over 1991–2020; a zone describes winter lows, not frost dates.