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Nevada 62°F soil temperature

Updated Nov 4, 2026, 7:41 AM EST

The middle reading of 3 Nevada cities, 2 inches down, on Nov 3. Pick a city for its forecast and lawn calendar.

Nevada cities today

Estimated daily average soil temperature at 2 inches, the difference from normal for the date, and the change over the last week. Nevada spans warm-season grass country and the transition zone, where both cool- and warm-season lawns grow.

City2 in4 invs normal7 daysCrabgrass windowFall seeding ends
Las Vegas 62°64° −2°−4° early Feb – Mar 1 –
Henderson 62°64° −3°−5° early Feb – Feb 24 –
Reno 47°49° −2°−3° Apr 2 – Apr 23 Oct 26

When to apply pre-emergent in Nevada

Crabgrass pre-emergent goes down when 2-inch soil holds about 50°F. Across Nevada that has typically happened first in Henderson, around Feb 1, and last in Reno, around Apr 2. The window closes when soil holds 55°F and crabgrass starts sprouting.

A low mat of bermudagrass with fine blades and seed heads
Bermudagrass, the warm-season grass behind most lawns from the Carolinas to Texas.

Last good week to seed in Nevada

Tall fescue and bluegrass seed sprouts best while 4-inch soil is between 55 and 70°F. The typical last day above 55°F:

What grows in Nevada lawns

Crabgrass is the weed spring pre-emergents are timed for. Lawns here are mostly warm-season grasses such as bermuda.

Large crabgrass with its spreading finger-like seed heads
Large crabgrass in seed. Each plant can drop thousands of seeds that wait for warm spring soil.
Close view of a Kentucky bluegrass lawn
Kentucky bluegrass, the most common cool-season lawn grass in the northern US.
A low mat of bermudagrass with fine blades and seed heads
Bermudagrass, the warm-season grass behind most lawns from the Carolinas to Texas.

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