What USDA zone is Millcreek, UT?

The zone on this page is 7b, from ZIP 84106 in the 2023 PRISM table of the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map. That ZIP is 1.8 miles from the city point. USDA defines the zone as the average annual extreme minimum, shown here as 5°F to 10°F. It is a winter-cold band, not a frost date and not a forecast.

How far away is the weather station?

The station named on this page is 3.3 miles from the city point in a straight line. Frost dates are 1991–2020 NOAA climate normals for that instrument. They are not a National Weather Service forecast for one night, and they are not the temperature in every yard. The page names the station so the miles stay attached to the dates.

Frost dates in Millcreek, UT

Direct answer. In Millcreek, UT, the nearest qualified NOAA station is SALT LAKE CITY E BENCH, UT US (USC00427655), 3.3 miles from the city point. The median last 32°F date is April 25, and the median first 32°F date is October 18, from the 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals. The 2023 USDA zone is 7b (5°F to 10°F), from ZIP 84106 in the PRISM table, 1.8 miles from the same city point.

Population in the Census 2024 estimate is 64,217. The station is SALT LAKE CITY E BENCH, UT US (USC00427655).

Zone 7bUSDA average annual extreme minimum 5°F to 10°F, from ZIP 84106 (1.8 miles from the city point used on this page).

Median last 32°F is April 25. Median first 32°F is October 18. The 50% growing-season length is 175 days. The green band runs from the median last frost to the median first frost. Thin ticks mark the 10%, 50%, and 90% dates.

Outside the median season Growing seasonTicks: 10%, 50%, and 90%

Last 32°F in spring

NCEI’s probability is the chance the last spring minimum of 32°F or lower occurs on or after the date.

Probability	Date	How to read it
90%	April 7	Earlier date. A last 32°F on or after this day is common.
50%	April 25	Median.
10%	May 10	Later date. A last 32°F on or after this day is uncommon.

First 32°F in fall

NCEI’s probability is the chance the first autumn minimum of 32°F or lower occurs on or before the date.

Probability	Date	How to read it
10%	October 5	Earlier date. A first 32°F on or before this day is uncommon.
50%	October 18	Median.
90%	November 1	Later date. A first 32°F on or before this day is common.

32°F growing-season length

Days between the last spring 32°F and the first autumn 32°F. The figure is a length the season meets or exceeds at that probability, from NCEI, not a subtraction done on this site.

Probability the season is at least this long	Days
10%	198
50%	175
90%	156

28°F threshold

	10%	50%	90%
Last, on or after	April 26	April 7	March 19
First, on or before	October 15	October 29	November 15
Season at least	229 days	204 days	179 days

36°F threshold

	10%	50%	90%
Last, on or after	May 29	May 8	April 24
First, on or before	September 28	October 8	October 21
Season at least	172 days	152 days	130 days

Station SALT LAKE CITY E BENCH, UT US (USC00427655). Completeness flag R, 12 years used for the 32°F dates. NCEI’s annual probability of at least one day at or below 32°F is 100%. Freeze dates are conditional on that threshold occurring. Elevation 1478.3 m. The same probability language applies to the 28°F and 36°F rows when those dates passed the same quality checks.

Questions

When is the last spring frost in Millcreek, UT?: The median last 32°F date at the station on this page is April 25. NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals give a 50% chance the last spring minimum of 32°F or lower occurs on or after that date. The 90% date is April 7. The 10% date, the later one, is May 10. These are normals, not a forecast for this spring.
What USDA zone is Millcreek, UT?: The zone on this page is 7b, from ZIP 84106 in the 2023 PRISM table of the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map. That ZIP is 1.8 miles from the city point. USDA defines the zone as the average annual extreme minimum, shown here as 5°F to 10°F. It is a winter-cold band, not a frost date and not a forecast.
How far away is the weather station?: The station named on this page is 3.3 miles from the city point in a straight line. Frost dates are 1991–2020 NOAA climate normals for that instrument. They are not a National Weather Service forecast for one night, and they are not the temperature in every yard. The page names the station so the miles stay attached to the dates.

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Millcreek, UT

Zone 7bAverage annual extreme minimum 5°F to 10°F

Outside the median season Growing seasonTicks: 10%, 50%, and 90%

Utah. Nearest qualified station: SALT LAKE CITY E BENCH, UT US (USC00427655), 3.3 miles. Median last 32°F April 25. Median first 32°F October 18. The 50% growing-season length is 175 days.

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32°F probabilities at this station

	10%	50%	90%
Last 32°F on or after	May 10	April 25	April 7
First 32°F on or before	October 5	October 18	November 1

Column order matches the NCEI file: for the last freeze, 10% is the later date and 90% is the earlier date. How to read the probabilities.

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