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Frost dates · 202 cities · zones 8a–11a

California frost dates, city by city

Median last spring frost across 202 California cities runs from December 29 (prior winter) in San Mateo to May 5 in Hesperia.

46 cities have no datable freeze in a typical year — those rows read "frost rare".

CityZoneLast frost medianFirst frost medianSeasonJan → Dec
Los Angeles10bfrost rare—365 d
San Diego10bfrost rare—365 d
San Jose9bJan 2Dec 25362 d
Fresno9bJan 14Dec 14337 d
Sacramento9bJan 12Dec 16341 d
Long Beach10bfrost rare—365 d
Oakland10afrost rare—365 d
Bakersfield9bJan 31Dec 8312 d
Anaheim10afrost rare—365 d
Stockton9bFeb 5Dec 8305 d
Riverside10aJan 9Dec 25353 d
Irvine10aJan 5Dec 25365 d
Santa Ana10bfrost rare—365 d
Chula Vista10bJan 6Dec 31365 d
Santa Clarita10aJan 8Jan 1 (next year)365 d
Fremont10aJan 1Dec 27365 d
San Bernardino10aMay 5Nov 2176 d
Modesto9bJan 31Dec 5312 d
Fontana10aJan 4Dec 30365 d
Moreno Valley9bJan 10Jan 2 (next year)365 d
Oxnard10bfrost rare—365 d
Huntington Beach10bfrost rare—365 d
Glendale10aJan 8Jan 7 (next year)365 d
Ontario10aJan 4Dec 30365 d
Elk Grove9bFeb 2Dec 2301 d
Santa Rosa9aFeb 25Dec 1279 d
Rancho Cucamonga10aJan 4Dec 30365 d
Garden Grove10bfrost rare—365 d
Oceanside10aJan 23Dec 11325 d
Lancaster8aApr 3Nov 1211 d
Roseville9bFeb 25Dec 5286 d
Palmdale8bMar 10Nov 19248 d
Corona10aJan 17Dec 19335 d
Salinas9bJan 29Dec 10325 d
Hayward10aJan 2Dec 25365 d
Sunnyvale10aJan 6Dec 23353 d
Escondido10aJan 2Dec 30365 d
Pomona10aJan 8Dec 28354 d
Visalia9bJan 23Dec 13328 d
Victorville8bMar 18Nov 11233 d
Fullerton10bfrost rare—365 d
Torrance10bJan 9Jan 5 (next year)365 d
Orange10bfrost rare—365 d
Pasadena10aJan 8Jan 7 (next year)365 d
Santa Clara9bJan 12Dec 22347 d
Clovis9bJan 14Dec 14337 d
Simi Valley10aJan 24Dec 15329 d
Thousand Oaks10aDec 31 (prior winter)Dec 28365 d
Concord9bJan 9Dec 14343 d
Vallejo9bMar 5Nov 21256 d
Fairfield9bJan 15Dec 14336 d
Berkeley10aJan 3Jan 1 (next year)365 d
Antioch9bJan 12Dec 19343 d
Menifee9bJan 28Dec 18329 d
Richmond10aJan 4Jan 2 (next year)365 d
Carlsbad10bfrost rare—365 d
Murrieta9bFeb 2Jan 30 (next year)365 d
Temecula9bFeb 2Jan 30 (next year)365 d
Santa Maria9bFeb 4Dec 13315 d
San Buenaventura (Ventura)10afrost rare—365 d
Downey10bfrost rare—365 d
Costa Mesa10bfrost rare—365 d
Jurupa Valley10aJan 9Dec 30362 d
West Covina10aJan 8Dec 28354 d
Rialto10aJan 10Jan 2 (next year)365 d
El Monte10bJan 4Jan 2 (next year)365 d
Vacaville9bFeb 18Nov 28283 d
Burbank10aJan 2Dec 26364 d
El Cajon10aJan 6Dec 21350 d
San Mateo10aDec 29 (prior winter)Dec 26365 d
Chico9bMar 4Nov 17257 d
Inglewood10bfrost rare—365 d
Hesperia8bMay 5Nov 2176 d
Daly City10aDec 30 (prior winter)Dec 25365 d
Tracy9bJan 19Dec 10330 d
Vista10aJan 30Jan 7 (next year)365 d
Norwalk10bfrost rare—365 d
San Marcos10aJan 2Dec 30365 d
Merced9aMar 3Nov 24263 d
Manteca9bFeb 6Dec 1304 d
Indio10aDec 31 (prior winter)Dec 27365 d
Chino9bJan 17Dec 19335 d
Redding9aMar 3Nov 21261 d
Hemet9bJan 31Dec 10315 d
Mission Viejo10bJan 5Dec 25365 d
Carson10bfrost rare—365 d
Compton10bfrost rare—365 d
South Gate10bfrost rare—365 d
Santa Monica11afrost rare—365 d
Westminster10afrost rare—365 d
Folsom9bJan 12Dec 16341 d
Mountain View9bJan 6Dec 23353 d
Santa Barbara10bJan 13Jan 6 (next year)365 d
Lake Forest10bJan 5Dec 25365 d
Citrus Heights9bJan 12Dec 16341 d
San Leandro10aJan 7Dec 23356 d
San Ramon9bFeb 15Dec 2292 d
Whittier10bfrost rare—365 d
Livermore9bFeb 15Dec 2292 d
Rancho Cordova9bJan 12Dec 16341 d
Hawthorne10bfrost rare—365 d
Perris9bJan 10Jan 2 (next year)365 d
Redwood City10aJan 17Dec 12333 d
Newport Beach10bfrost rare—365 d
Buena Park10afrost rare—365 d
Alhambra10aJan 4Jan 2 (next year)365 d
Milpitas10aJan 12Dec 22347 d
Upland10aJan 4Dec 30365 d
Tustin10afrost rare—365 d
Alameda10aJan 7Dec 23356 d
Lakewood10afrost rare—365 d
Chino Hills10aJan 17Dec 19335 d
Pittsburg9bJan 9Dec 14343 d
Napa9bFeb 12Dec 4299 d
Bellflower10bfrost rare—365 d
Pleasanton9bFeb 15Dec 2292 d
Rocklin9bFeb 25Dec 5286 d
Apple Valley8bMar 18Nov 11233 d
Redlands10aJan 27Dec 19329 d
Lake Elsinore9bJan 28Dec 18329 d
Turlock9bJan 6Dec 20351 d
Tulare9bJan 23Dec 13328 d
Walnut Creek9bMar 8Dec 22282 d
Eastvale10aJan 17Dec 19335 d
Dublin9bFeb 15Dec 2292 d
Camarillo10aDec 31 (prior winter)Dec 28365 d
Baldwin Park10aJan 4Jan 2 (next year)365 d
Yuba City9bFeb 11Nov 30289 d
Madera9bFeb 12Nov 30293 d
Lodi9bFeb 9Dec 5301 d
Redondo Beach11afrost rare—365 d
Palo Alto9bFeb 1Dec 7310 d
Davis9bFeb 10Dec 1295 d
Yorba Linda10afrost rare—365 d
Brentwood9bJan 12Dec 19343 d
Union City9bJan 2Dec 25365 d
South San Francisco10aDec 29 (prior winter)Dec 26365 d
Laguna Niguel10bJan 6Jan 2 (next year)365 d
Lynwood10bfrost rare—365 d
Porterville9bFeb 20Nov 30284 d
Woodland9bFeb 7Dec 5301 d
San Clemente10bJan 6Jan 2 (next year)365 d
Santa Cruz9bJan 29Dec 13323 d
La Habra10afrost rare—365 d
Encinitas10afrost rare—365 d
La Mesa10bJan 6Dec 21350 d
Montebello10bJan 4Jan 2 (next year)365 d
Hanford9aFeb 7Dec 1296 d
Gilroy9bFeb 24Nov 27277 d
San Rafael10aJan 11Dec 21349 d
Beaumont9bJan 31Dec 10315 d
Petaluma9bFeb 28Nov 25271 d
Pico Rivera10bJan 4Jan 2 (next year)365 d
Santee10aJan 6Dec 21350 d
Gardena10bfrost rare—365 d
Cupertino9bMar 21Dec 15275 d
National City10bfrost rare—365 d
Monterey Park10bJan 4Jan 2 (next year)365 d
Highland10aJan 27Dec 19329 d
Lincoln9aFeb 25Dec 5286 d
Fountain Valley10bfrost rare—365 d
West Sacramento9bFeb 2Dec 2301 d
San Jacinto9bJan 31Dec 10315 d
Arcadia10aJan 4Jan 2 (next year)365 d
Yucaipa9bJan 27Dec 19329 d
Colton10aJan 10Jan 2 (next year)365 d
Placentia10bfrost rare—365 d
Delano9bJan 31Dec 8309 d
Palm Desert10aDec 31 (prior winter)Dec 27365 d
Cathedral City10aJan 9Jan 9 (next year)365 d
Novato9bJan 11Dec 21349 d
Diamond Bar10aJan 8Dec 28354 d
Huntington Park10bfrost rare—365 d
Watsonville9bJan 31Dec 9317 d
Paramount10bfrost rare—365 d
Aliso Viejo10bJan 6Jan 2 (next year)365 d
Glendora10aJan 8Dec 28354 d
San Luis Obispo9bJan 16Dec 25349 d
Rosemead10bJan 4Jan 2 (next year)365 d
Poway10aMar 4Dec 4270 d
Cypress10afrost rare—365 d
Ceres9bJan 31Dec 5312 d
Covina10aJan 8Dec 28354 d
Los Banos9aJan 26Dec 10322 d
Azusa10aApr 28Nov 15199 d
Brea10afrost rare—365 d
Oakley9bJan 12Dec 19343 d
Cerritos10afrost rare—365 d
La Mirada10afrost rare—365 d
Rancho Santa Margarita10bfrost rare—365 d
Newark10aJan 1Dec 27365 d
Morgan Hill9bFeb 24Nov 27277 d
Palm Springs10aJan 9Jan 9 (next year)365 d
Coachella10aFeb 7Dec 2298 d
Hollister9bFeb 19Dec 1287 d
Rohnert Park9aFeb 28Nov 25271 d
El Centro10aJan 3Dec 27363 d
Lompoc10aJan 20Dec 19335 d
Danville9bMar 8Dec 22282 d
Campbell9bFeb 2Dec 6310 d
San Bruno10aJan 11Jan 10 (next year)365 d
Stanton10afrost rare—365 d

Medians from NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals at each city's nearest qualifying station; zones from the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map. Open a city for the 1-in-10-year dates, the station, and a planting calendar for every sauce crop.

All states →Build a plan from your ZIP →Earliest: San Mateo (Dec 29) · Latest: Hesperia (May 5)