California Frost Dates

Across California, the average last spring frost ranges from Jan 1 in Fremont to Dec 31 in Thousand Oaks. Find your town below, or enter your ZIP code for the nearest station.

Largest cities

Los Angeles San Diego San Jose San Francisco Fresno Sacramento Long Beach Oakland Bakersfield Anaheim Stockton Riverside

Average frost dates in California towns

Average (50%) dates of the last 32°F frost in spring and the first in fall, from the nearest NOAA station. Towns with 5,000+ residents.

Town	Last frost	First frost	Season (days)
Adelanto	Mar 18	Nov 11	233
Agoura Hills	Jan 24	Dec 15	329
Alameda	Jan 7	Dec 23	356
Albany	Jan 3	Jan 1	365
Alhambra	Jan 4	Jan 2	365
Aliso Viejo	Jan 6	Jan 2	365
American Canyon	Mar 5	Nov 21	256
Anaheim	Jan 5	Dec 25	365
Anderson	Mar 3	Nov 21	261
Antioch	Jan 12	Dec 19	343
Apple Valley	Mar 18	Nov 11	233
Arcadia	Jan 4	Jan 2	365
Arcata	Feb 22	Dec 7	293
Arroyo Grande	Feb 1	Jan 4	362
Artesia	Jan 4	Jan 2	365
Arvin	Jan 31	Dec 8	312
Atascadero	Mar 15	Nov 10	238
Atherton	Jan 17	Dec 12	333
Atwater	Mar 3	Nov 24	263
Auburn	Feb 25	Dec 5	286
Avenal	Feb 19	Nov 29	281
Azusa	Jan 8	Dec 28	354
Bakersfield	Jan 31	Dec 8	312
Baldwin Park	Jan 4	Jan 2	365
Banning	Jan 31	Dec 10	315
Barstow	Feb 22	Nov 23	271
Beaumont	Jan 31	Dec 10	315
Bell	Jan 4	Jan 2	365
Bell Gardens	Jan 4	Jan 2	365
Bellflower	Jan 9	Jan 5	365
Belmont	Jan 17	Dec 12	333
Benicia	Jan 17	Dec 27	346
Berkeley	Jan 3	Jan 1	365
Beverly Hills	Jan 2	Dec 26	364
Big Bear Lake	May 27	Oct 4	131
Blythe	Jan 25	Dec 12	325
Brawley	Jan 16	Dec 19	335
Brea	Jan 8	Dec 28	354
Brentwood	Jan 12	Dec 19	343
Buellton	Apr 11	Nov 8	209
Buena Park	Jan 4	Jan 2	365
Burbank	Jan 2	Dec 26	364
Burlingame	Dec 29	Dec 26	365
Calabasas	Jan 24	Dec 15	329
Calexico	Jan 3	Dec 27	363
California City	Mar 15	Nov 17	241
Calimesa	Jan 27	Dec 19	329
Calipatria	Jan 16	Dec 19	335
Calistoga	Mar 2	Nov 23	263
Camarillo	Dec 31	Dec 28	365
Campbell	Feb 2	Dec 6	310
Canyon Lake	Jan 28	Dec 18	329
Capitola	Jan 29	Dec 13	323
Carlsbad	Jan 23	Dec 11	325
Carpinteria	Jan 13	Jan 6	365
Carson	Jan 9	Jan 5	365
Cathedral City	Jan 9	Jan 9	365
Ceres	Jan 31	Dec 5	312
Cerritos	Jan 4	Jan 2	365
Chico	Mar 4	Nov 17	257
Chino	Jan 17	Dec 19	335
Chino Hills	Jan 17	Dec 19	335
Chowchilla	Feb 12	Nov 30	293
Chula Vista	Jan 6	Dec 31	365
Citrus Heights	Jan 12	Dec 16	341
Claremont	Jan 8	Dec 28	354
Clayton	Mar 8	Dec 22	282
Clearlake	Apr 10	Nov 6	209
Cloverdale	Feb 25	Dec 3	279
Clovis	Jan 14	Dec 14	337
Coachella	Dec 31	Dec 27	365
Coalinga	Feb 14	Nov 30	292
Colton	Jan 10	Jan 2	365
Colusa	Feb 14	Dec 1	293
Commerce	Jan 4	Jan 2	365
Compton	Jan 9	Jan 5	365
Concord	Jan 9	Dec 14	343
Corcoran	Feb 15	Nov 27	285
Corning	Feb 25	Dec 2	279
Corona	Jan 17	Dec 19	335
Coronado	Jan 6	Dec 31	365
Corte Madera	Jan 16	Dec 18	334
Costa Mesa	Jan 5	Dec 25	365
Cotati	Feb 28	Nov 25	271
Covina	Jan 8	Dec 28	354
Crescent City	Jan 30	Dec 25	334
Cudahy	Jan 4	Jan 2	365
Culver City	Jan 2	Dec 26	364
Cupertino	Jan 6	Dec 23	353
Cypress	Jan 9	Jan 5	365
Daly City	Dec 30	Dec 25	365
Dana Point	Jan 6	Jan 2	365
Danville	Mar 8	Dec 22	282
Davis	Feb 10	Dec 1	295
Delano	Jan 31	Dec 8	309
Desert Hot Springs	Feb 25	Dec 15	297
Diamond Bar	Jan 8	Dec 28	354
Dinuba	Jan 23	Dec 13	328
Dixon	Feb 10	Dec 1	295
Dos Palos	Jan 26	Dec 10	322
Downey	Jan 4	Jan 2	365
Duarte	Apr 28	Nov 15	199
Dublin	Feb 15	Dec 2	292
East Palo Alto	Feb 1	Dec 7	310
Eastvale	Jan 17	Dec 19	335
El Cajon	Jan 6	Dec 21	350
El Centro	Jan 3	Dec 27	363
El Cerrito	Jan 3	Jan 1	365
El Monte	Jan 4	Jan 2	365
El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles)	Mar 15	Nov 10	238
El Segundo	Jan 9	Jan 5	365
Elk Grove	Feb 2	Dec 2	301
Emeryville	Jan 3	Jan 1	365
Encinitas	Jan 5	Jan 2	365
Escalon	Jan 31	Dec 5	312
Escondido	Jan 2	Dec 30	365
Eureka	Feb 22	Dec 7	293
Exeter	Feb 20	Nov 30	284
Fairfax	Jan 11	Dec 21	349
Fairfield	Jan 15	Dec 14	336
Farmersville	Jan 23	Dec 13	328
Fillmore	Dec 31	Dec 28	365
Firebaugh	Feb 12	Nov 30	293
Folsom	Jan 12	Dec 16	341
Fontana	Jan 4	Dec 30	365
Fort Bragg	Mar 2	Dec 1	272
Fortuna	Feb 1	Dec 19	328
Foster City	Jan 17	Dec 12	333
Fountain Valley	Jan 5	Dec 25	365
Fowler	Jan 30	Dec 11	319
Fremont	Jan 1	Dec 27	365
Fresno	Jan 14	Dec 14	337
Fullerton	Jan 5	Dec 25	365
Galt	Feb 9	Dec 5	301
Garden Grove	Jan 5	Dec 25	365
Gardena	Jan 9	Jan 5	365
Gilroy	Feb 24	Nov 27	277
Glendale	Jan 2	Dec 26	364
Glendora	Jan 8	Dec 28	354
Goleta	Jan 11	Dec 16	342
Gonzales	Jan 29	Dec 10	325
Grand Terrace	Jan 10	Jan 2	365
Grass Valley	Apr 10	Nov 13	215
Greenfield	Feb 23	Nov 22	271
Gridley	Jan 29	Dec 7	317
Grover Beach	Feb 1	Jan 4	362
Guadalupe	Feb 4	Dec 13	315
Gustine	Feb 26	Nov 29	273
Half Moon Bay	Feb 6	Dec 17	328
Hanford	Feb 7	Dec 1	296
Hawaiian Gardens	Jan 9	Jan 5	365
Hawthorne	Jan 9	Jan 5	365
Hayward	Jan 2	Dec 25	365
Healdsburg	Feb 15	Dec 2	292
Hemet	Jan 31	Dec 10	315
Hercules	Jan 17	Dec 27	346
Hermosa Beach	Jan 9	Jan 5	365
Hesperia	Feb 28	Dec 1	270
Highland	Jan 27	Dec 19	329
Hillsborough	Dec 29	Dec 26	365
Hollister	Feb 19	Dec 1	287
Holtville	Jan 3	Dec 27	363
Hughson	Jan 31	Dec 5	312
Huntington Beach	Jan 5	Dec 25	365
Huntington Park	Jan 4	Jan 2	365
Huron	Feb 27	Nov 26	271
Imperial	Jan 14	Dec 24	346
Imperial Beach	Jan 6	Dec 31	365
Indio	Dec 31	Dec 27	365
Inglewood	Jan 9	Jan 5	365
Ione	Mar 4	Dec 11	285
Irvine	Jan 5	Dec 25	365
Jackson	Mar 4	Dec 11	285
Jurupa Valley	Jan 9	Dec 30	362
Kerman	Feb 18	Nov 27	281
King City	Feb 23	Nov 22	271
Kingsburg	Feb 20	Nov 23	276
La Cañada Flintridge	Jan 8	Jan 7	365
La Habra	Jan 4	Jan 2	365
La Habra Heights	Jan 4	Jan 2	365
La Mesa	Jan 6	Dec 21	350
La Mirada	Jan 4	Jan 2	365
La Palma	Jan 4	Jan 2	365
La Puente	Jan 4	Jan 2	365
La Quinta	Dec 31	Dec 27	365
La Verne	Jan 8	Dec 28	354
Lafayette	Jan 7	Dec 19	346
Laguna Beach	Jan 6	Jan 2	365
Laguna Hills	Jan 6	Jan 2	365
Laguna Niguel	Jan 6	Jan 2	365
Laguna Woods	Jan 6	Jan 2	365
Lake Elsinore	Jan 28	Dec 18	329
Lake Forest	Jan 5	Dec 25	365
Lakeport	Mar 5	Nov 21	259
Lakewood	Jan 9	Jan 5	365
Lancaster	Apr 3	Nov 1	211
Larkspur	Jan 16	Dec 18	334
Lathrop	Feb 6	Dec 1	304
Lawndale	Jan 9	Jan 5	365
Lemon Grove	Jan 6	Dec 21	350
Lemoore	Feb 24	Nov 22	265
Lincoln	Feb 25	Dec 5	286
Lindsay	Feb 20	Nov 30	284
Live Oak	Jan 15	Dec 12	333
Livermore	Feb 15	Dec 2	292
Livingston	Jan 6	Dec 20	351
Lodi	Feb 9	Dec 5	301
Loma Linda	Jan 27	Dec 19	329
Lomita	Jan 9	Jan 5	365
Lompoc	Jan 20	Dec 19	335
Long Beach	Jan 9	Jan 5	365
Loomis	Feb 25	Dec 5	286
Los Alamitos	Jan 9	Jan 5	365
Los Altos	Jan 6	Dec 23	353
Los Altos Hills	Mar 21	Dec 15	275
Los Angeles	Jan 2	Dec 26	364
Los Banos	Jan 26	Dec 10	322
Los Gatos	Feb 2	Dec 6	310
Lynwood	Jan 9	Jan 5	365
Madera	Feb 12	Nov 30	293
Malibu	Jan 24	Dec 15	329
Mammoth Lakes	Jun 10	Sep 17	98
Manhattan Beach	Jan 9	Jan 5	365
Manteca	Feb 6	Dec 1	304
Marina	Feb 4	Dec 6	311
Martinez	Feb 28	Nov 22	266
Marysville	Jan 15	Dec 12	333
Maywood	Jan 4	Jan 2	365
McFarland	Jan 31	Dec 8	309
Mendota	Feb 12	Nov 30	293
Menifee	Jan 28	Dec 18	329
Menlo Park	Feb 1	Dec 7	310
Merced	Mar 3	Nov 24	263
Mill Valley	Jan 16	Dec 18	334
Millbrae	Dec 29	Dec 26	365
Milpitas	Jan 12	Dec 22	347
Mission Viejo	Jan 6	Jan 2	365
Modesto	Jan 31	Dec 5	312
Monrovia	Apr 28	Nov 15	199
Montclair	Jan 8	Dec 28	354
Montebello	Jan 4	Jan 2	365
Monterey	Jan 1	Dec 30	365
Monterey Park	Jan 4	Jan 2	365
Moorpark	Dec 31	Dec 28	365
Moraga	Jan 3	Jan 1	365
Moreno Valley	Jan 27	Dec 19	329
Morgan Hill	Feb 24	Nov 27	277
Morro Bay	Jan 19	Jan 14	365
Mountain View	Jan 6	Dec 23	353
Murrieta	Feb 2	Jan 30	365
Napa	Feb 12	Dec 4	299
National City	Jan 6	Dec 31	365
Newark	Jan 1	Dec 27	365
Newman	Feb 26	Nov 29	273
Newport Beach	Jan 6	Jan 2	365
Norco	Jan 17	Dec 19	335
Norwalk	Jan 4	Jan 2	365
Novato	Jan 11	Dec 21	349
Oakdale	Jan 31	Dec 5	312
Oakland	Jan 7	Dec 23	356
Oakley	Jan 12	Dec 19	343
Oceanside	Jan 23	Dec 11	325
Ojai	Mar 21	Nov 15	235
Ontario	Jan 4	Dec 30	365
Orange	Jan 5	Dec 25	365
Orange Cove	Jan 23	Dec 13	328
Orinda	Jan 3	Jan 1	365
Orland	Feb 25	Dec 2	279
Oroville	Jan 30	Dec 13	321
Oxnard	Dec 31	Dec 28	365
Pacific Grove	Jan 1	Dec 30	365
Pacifica	Jan 11	Jan 10	365
Palm Desert	Dec 31	Dec 27	365
Palm Springs	Jan 1	Dec 31	365
Palmdale	Mar 10	Nov 19	248
Palo Alto	Feb 1	Dec 7	310
Palos Verdes Estates	Jan 9	Jan 5	365
Paradise	Feb 7	Dec 18	313
Paramount	Jan 9	Jan 5	365
Parlier	Jan 30	Dec 11	319
Pasadena	Jan 8	Jan 7	365
Patterson	Jan 31	Dec 5	312
Perris	Jan 28	Dec 18	329
Petaluma	Feb 28	Nov 25	271
Pico Rivera	Jan 4	Jan 2	365
Piedmont	Jan 3	Jan 1	365
Pinole	Jan 4	Jan 2	365
Pismo Beach	Feb 1	Jan 4	362
Pittsburg	Jan 12	Dec 19	343
Placentia	Jan 5	Dec 25	365
Placerville	Mar 31	Nov 21	237
Pleasant Hill	Jan 7	Dec 19	346
Pleasanton	Feb 15	Dec 2	292
Pomona	Jan 8	Dec 28	354
Port Hueneme	Dec 29	Dec 24	365
Porterville	Jan 20	Dec 13	330
Poway	Jan 5	Jan 2	365
Rancho Cordova	Jan 12	Dec 16	341
Rancho Cucamonga	Jan 4	Dec 30	365
Rancho Mirage	Jan 9	Jan 9	365
Rancho Palos Verdes	Jan 9	Jan 5	365
Rancho Santa Margarita	Jan 5	Dec 25	365
Red Bluff	Feb 22	Nov 29	281
Redding	Mar 3	Nov 21	261
Redlands	Jan 27	Dec 19	329
Redondo Beach	Jan 9	Jan 5	365
Redwood City	Jan 17	Dec 12	333
Reedley	Jan 30	Dec 11	319
Rialto	Jan 10	Jan 2	365
Richmond	Jan 4	Jan 2	365
Ridgecrest	Mar 11	Nov 12	244
Rio Vista	Jan 12	Dec 19	343
Ripon	Feb 6	Dec 1	304
Riverbank	Jan 31	Dec 5	312
Riverside	Jan 9	Dec 25	353
Rocklin	Feb 25	Dec 5	286
Rohnert Park	Feb 25	Dec 1	279
Rolling Hills Estates	Jan 9	Jan 5	365
Rosemead	Jan 4	Jan 2	365
Roseville	Feb 22	Nov 24	277
Sacramento	Jan 12	Dec 16	341
Salinas	Jan 29	Dec 10	325
San Anselmo	Jan 11	Dec 21	349
San Bernardino	Jan 27	Dec 19	329
San Bruno	Jan 11	Jan 10	365
San Buenaventura (Ventura)	Dec 31	Dec 28	365
San Carlos	Jan 17	Dec 12	333
San Clemente	Jan 6	Jan 2	365
San Diego	Jan 6	Dec 21	350
San Dimas	Jan 8	Dec 28	354
San Fernando	Jan 2	Jan 1	365
San Francisco	Dec 30	Dec 25	365
San Gabriel	Jan 4	Jan 2	365
San Jacinto	Jan 31	Dec 10	315
San Jose	Jan 2	Dec 25	362
San Juan Capistrano	Jan 6	Jan 2	365
San Leandro	Jan 7	Dec 23	356
San Luis Obispo	Jan 31	Dec 11	319
San Marcos	Jan 2	Dec 30	365
San Marino	Jan 8	Jan 7	365
San Mateo	Dec 29	Dec 26	365
San Pablo	Jan 4	Jan 2	365
San Rafael	Jan 11	Dec 21	349
San Ramon	Mar 8	Dec 22	282
Sanger	Jan 30	Dec 11	319
Santa Ana	Jan 5	Dec 25	365
Santa Barbara	Jan 13	Jan 6	365
Santa Clara	Jan 12	Dec 22	347
Santa Clarita	Jan 8	Jan 1	365
Santa Cruz	Jan 29	Dec 13	323
Santa Fe Springs	Jan 4	Jan 2	365
Santa Maria	Feb 4	Dec 13	315
Santa Monica	Jan 24	Dec 15	329
Santa Paula	Dec 31	Dec 28	365
Santa Rosa	Feb 25	Dec 1	279
Santee	Jan 6	Dec 21	350
Saratoga	Feb 2	Dec 6	310
Sausalito	Jan 16	Dec 18	334
Scotts Valley	Mar 25	Nov 11	231
Seal Beach	Jan 9	Jan 5	365
Seaside	Jan 2	Dec 23	363
Sebastopol	Mar 20	Nov 13	240
Selma	Jan 30	Dec 11	319
Shafter	Feb 20	Nov 23	276
Shasta Lake	Feb 8	Dec 28	322
Sierra Madre	Apr 28	Nov 15	199
Signal Hill	Jan 9	Jan 5	365
Simi Valley	Jan 24	Dec 15	329
Solana Beach	Jan 5	Jan 2	365
Soledad	Apr 23	Nov 3	189
Solvang	Apr 11	Nov 8	209
Sonoma	Mar 2	Nov 27	270
South El Monte	Jan 4	Jan 2	365
South Gate	Jan 4	Jan 2	365
South Lake Tahoe	Jun 7	Sep 28	113
South Pasadena	Jan 8	Jan 7	365
South San Francisco	Dec 29	Dec 26	365
St. Helena	Feb 3	Dec 4	306
Stanton	Jan 5	Dec 25	365
Stockton	Feb 5	Dec 8	305
Suisun City	Jan 15	Dec 14	336
Sunnyvale	Jan 6	Dec 23	353
Susanville	May 16	Oct 8	143
Taft	Jan 24	Dec 17	330
Tehachapi	Apr 28	Oct 26	183
Temecula	Feb 2	Jan 30	365
Temple City	Jan 4	Jan 2	365
Thousand Oaks	Dec 31	Dec 28	365
Tiburon	Jan 4	Jan 2	365
Torrance	Jan 9	Jan 5	365
Tracy	Feb 25	Nov 26	272
Truckee	Jun 9	Sep 25	108
Tulare	Jan 23	Dec 13	328
Turlock	Jan 6	Dec 20	351
Tustin	Jan 5	Dec 25	365
Twentynine Palms	Jan 24	Dec 10	321
Ukiah	Mar 19	Nov 20	245
Union City	Jan 7	Dec 22	353
Upland	Jan 4	Dec 30	365
Vacaville	Feb 18	Nov 28	283
Vallejo	Jan 17	Dec 27	346
Victorville	Mar 18	Nov 11	233
Villa Park	Jan 5	Dec 25	365
Visalia	Jan 23	Dec 13	328
Vista	Jan 30	Jan 7	365
Walnut	Jan 8	Dec 28	354
Walnut Creek	Jan 7	Dec 19	346
Wasco	Jan 31	Dec 5	315
Waterford	Jan 31	Dec 5	312
Watsonville	Jan 28	Dec 13	324
West Covina	Jan 8	Dec 28	354
West Hollywood	Jan 2	Dec 26	364
West Sacramento	Feb 2	Dec 2	301
Westlake Village	Jan 24	Dec 15	329
Westminster	Jan 5	Dec 25	365
Whittier	Jan 4	Jan 2	365
Wildomar	Jan 28	Dec 18	329
Williams	Feb 14	Dec 1	293
Willows	Feb 21	Dec 6	289
Windsor	Mar 2	Nov 20	262
Winters	Feb 18	Nov 30	284
Woodlake	Feb 5	Dec 8	307
Woodland	Feb 7	Dec 5	301
Woodside	Feb 25	Nov 25	274
Yorba Linda	Jan 17	Dec 19	335
Yreka	Apr 30	Oct 18	169
Yuba City	Jan 15	Dec 12	333
Yucaipa	Jan 27	Dec 19	329
Yucca Valley	Mar 14	Nov 28	255