Last frost dates in California

Typical last frost

January 14

That is the date for the typical California resident, weighted by city population. Across the state the average last frost runs from January 1 to December 31, so look up your own town below.

Earliest city: Jan 1
Latest city: Dec 31
Typical first frost: Dec 14
Cities: 348

This week in California

Frost in the forecast for 1 of 348 cities

National Weather Service forecast, updated Oct 22, 11:10 UTC

South Lake TahoeFriday night · low 29°F

Each dot is a city: further right means a later last frost, higher up means further north. Bigger dots are bigger cities.

Frost dates by city

City	Last frost	Safe after	First frost	Season
Los Angeles	No freeze most years
San Diego	No freeze most years
San Jose	Jan 2	Jan 23	Dec 25	362 days
Fresno	Jan 14	Feb 11	Dec 14	337 days
Sacramento	Jan 12	Feb 8	Dec 16	341 days
Long Beach	No freeze most years
Oakland	No freeze most years
Bakersfield	Jan 31	Feb 27	Dec 8	312 days
Anaheim	No freeze most years
Stockton	Feb 5	Mar 11	Dec 8	305 days
Riverside	Jan 9	Feb 25	Dec 25	353 days
Irvine	Jan 5	Feb 2	Dec 25	365 days
Santa Ana	No freeze most years
Chula Vista	No freeze most years
Fremont	Jan 1	Jan 22	Dec 27	365 days
San Bernardino	Jan 27	Feb 28	Dec 19	329 days
Fontana	Jan 4	Feb 7	Dec 30	365 days
Modesto	Jan 31	Feb 25	Dec 5	312 days
Moreno Valley	Jan 27	Feb 28	Dec 19	329 days
Oxnard	No freeze most years
Huntington Beach	No freeze most years
Glendale	Jan 2	Jan 31	Dec 26	364 days
Ontario	Jan 4	Feb 7	Dec 30	365 days
Elk Grove	Feb 2	Mar 5	Dec 2	301 days
Santa Rosa	Feb 25	Mar 29	Dec 1	279 days
Rancho Cucamonga	Jan 4	Feb 7	Dec 30	365 days
Oceanside	Jan 23	Feb 22	Dec 11	325 days
Garden Grove	No freeze most years
Lancaster	Apr 3	Apr 23	Nov 1	211 days
Roseville	Feb 22	Apr 1	Nov 24	277 days
Palmdale	Mar 10	Apr 11	Nov 19	248 days
Corona	Jan 17	Feb 22	Dec 19	335 days
Salinas	Jan 29	Mar 1	Dec 10	325 days
Hayward	Jan 2	Jan 27	Dec 25	365 days
Sunnyvale	Jan 6	Feb 4	Dec 23	353 days
Pomona	Jan 8	Feb 18	Dec 28	354 days
Visalia	Jan 23	Feb 27	Dec 13	328 days
Escondido	Jan 2	Feb 4	Dec 30	365 days
Victorville	Mar 18	Apr 12	Nov 11	233 days
Fullerton	No freeze most years
Torrance	No freeze most years
Orange	No freeze most years
Pasadena	Jan 8	Feb 17	Jan 7	365 days
Santa Clara	Jan 12	Feb 14	Dec 22	347 days
Clovis	Jan 14	Feb 11	Dec 14	337 days
Simi Valley	Jan 24	Mar 5	Dec 15	329 days
Vallejo	Jan 17	Mar 4	Dec 27	346 days
Concord	Jan 9	Feb 12	Dec 14	343 days
Fairfield	Jan 15	Feb 16	Dec 14	336 days
Thousand Oaks	Dec 31	Feb 2	Dec 28	365 days
Berkeley	Jan 3	Feb 14	Jan 1	365 days
Antioch	Jan 12	Feb 1	Dec 19	343 days
Menifee	Jan 28	Feb 27	Dec 18	329 days
Temecula	Feb 2	Feb 24	Jan 30	365 days
Richmond	Jan 4	Jan 26	Jan 2	365 days
East Los Angeles	No freeze most years
Murrieta	Feb 2	Feb 24	Jan 30	365 days
Carlsbad	No freeze most years
Santa Maria	Feb 4	Mar 16	Dec 13	315 days
San Buenaventura	No freeze most years
Costa Mesa	No freeze most years
Downey	No freeze most years
Jurupa Valley	Jan 9	Feb 21	Dec 30	362 days
Rialto	Jan 10	Feb 17	Jan 2	365 days
West Covina	Jan 8	Feb 18	Dec 28	354 days
Chico	Mar 4	Apr 2	Nov 17	257 days
El Monte	Jan 4	Jan 28	Jan 2	365 days
Vacaville	Feb 18	Mar 25	Nov 28	283 days
San Mateo	Dec 29	Jan 13	Dec 26	365 days
Burbank	Jan 2	Jan 31	Dec 26	364 days
Hesperia	Feb 28	Apr 3	Dec 1	270 days
Tracy	Feb 25	Apr 6	Nov 26	272 days
El Cajon	Jan 6	Feb 7	Dec 21	350 days
Inglewood	No freeze most years
Daly City	Dec 30	Mar 13	Dec 25	365 days
Merced	Mar 3	Apr 10	Nov 24	263 days
Vista	Jan 30	Mar 16	Jan 7	365 days
Norwalk	No freeze most years
Chino	Jan 17	Feb 22	Dec 19	335 days
Manteca	Feb 6	Feb 28	Dec 1	304 days
Arden-Arcade	Jan 12	Feb 8	Dec 16	341 days
San Marcos	Jan 2	Feb 4	Dec 30	365 days
Indio	Dec 31	Jan 21	Dec 27	365 days
Redding	Mar 3	Apr 9	Nov 21	261 days
Hemet	Jan 31	Feb 28	Dec 10	315 days
Folsom	Jan 12	Feb 8	Dec 16	341 days
Carson	Jan 9	Feb 24	Jan 5	365 days
Compton	No freeze most years
Mission Viejo	Jan 6	Feb 11	Jan 2	365 days
Santa Monica	No freeze most years
South Gate	No freeze most years
Westminster	No freeze most years
Rancho Cordova	Jan 12	Feb 8	Dec 16	341 days
Santa Barbara	Jan 13	Feb 24	Jan 6	365 days
Citrus Heights	Jan 12	Feb 8	Dec 16	341 days
Lake Forest	No freeze most years
San Ramon	Mar 8	Apr 15	Dec 22	282 days
Whittier	No freeze most years
Mountain View	Jan 6	Feb 4	Dec 23	353 days
San Leandro	Jan 7	Feb 8	Dec 23	356 days
Livermore	Feb 15	Mar 13	Dec 2	292 days
Perris	Jan 28	Feb 27	Dec 18	329 days
Hawthorne	No freeze most years
Redwood City	Jan 17	Feb 16	Dec 12	333 days
Newport Beach	No freeze most years
Buena Park	No freeze most years
Alhambra	Jan 4	Jan 28	Jan 2	365 days
Upland	Jan 4	Feb 7	Dec 30	365 days
Milpitas	Jan 12	Feb 14	Dec 22	347 days
Carmichael	Jan 12	Feb 8	Dec 16	341 days
Lakewood	No freeze most years
Tustin	No freeze most years
Pittsburg	Jan 12	Feb 1	Dec 19	343 days
Chino Hills	Jan 17	Feb 22	Dec 19	335 days
Alameda	Jan 7	Feb 8	Dec 23	356 days
Rocklin	Feb 25	Apr 7	Dec 5	286 days
Napa	Feb 12	Mar 13	Dec 4	299 days
Apple Valley	Mar 18	Apr 12	Nov 11	233 days
Lake Elsinore	Jan 28	Feb 27	Dec 18	329 days
Bellflower	No freeze most years
Pleasanton	Feb 15	Mar 13	Dec 2	292 days
Redlands	Jan 27	Feb 28	Dec 19	329 days
Tulare	Jan 23	Feb 27	Dec 13	328 days
Turlock	Jan 6	Jan 31	Dec 20	351 days
Dublin	Feb 15	Mar 13	Dec 2	292 days
Eastvale	Jan 17	Feb 22	Dec 19	335 days
Walnut Creek	Jan 7	Feb 1	Dec 19	346 days
Yuba City	Jan 15	Feb 18	Dec 12	333 days
Lodi	Feb 9	Mar 7	Dec 5	301 days
Madera	Feb 12	Mar 17	Nov 30	293 days
Baldwin Park	Jan 4	Jan 28	Jan 2	365 days
Camarillo	Dec 31	Feb 2	Dec 28	365 days
Palo Alto	Feb 1	Mar 4	Dec 7	310 days
Redondo Beach	No freeze most years
Brentwood	Jan 12	Feb 1	Dec 19	343 days
Davis	Feb 10	Mar 11	Dec 1	295 days
Yorba Linda	No freeze most years
Castro Valley	Jan 2	Jan 27	Dec 25	365 days
Union City	Jan 7	Feb 7	Dec 22	353 days
South San Francisco	Dec 29	Jan 13	Dec 26	365 days
Laguna Niguel	Jan 6	Feb 11	Jan 2	365 days
Lynwood	No freeze most years
Porterville	Jan 20	Feb 22	Dec 13	330 days
Woodland	Feb 7	Mar 11	Dec 5	301 days
Hanford	Feb 7	Mar 4	Dec 1	296 days
San Clemente	Jan 6	Feb 11	Jan 2	365 days
Santa Cruz	Jan 29	Feb 28	Dec 13	323 days
Florence-Graham	No freeze most years
La Habra	No freeze most years
Beaumont	Jan 31	Feb 28	Dec 10	315 days
Gilroy	Feb 24	Apr 4	Nov 27	277 days
Encinitas	No freeze most years
Montebello	Jan 4	Jan 28	Jan 2	365 days
La Mesa	Jan 6	Feb 7	Dec 21	350 days
Petaluma	Feb 28	Apr 6	Nov 25	271 days
San Rafael	Jan 11	Feb 25	Dec 21	349 days
Pico Rivera	Jan 4	Jan 28	Jan 2	365 days
Gardena	No freeze most years
Cupertino	Jan 6	Feb 4	Dec 23	353 days
Santee	Jan 6	Feb 7	Dec 21	350 days
National City	No freeze most years
Highland	Jan 27	Feb 28	Dec 19	329 days
Monterey Park	Jan 4	Jan 28	Jan 2	365 days
Lincoln	Feb 25	Apr 7	Dec 5	286 days
West Sacramento	Feb 2	Mar 5	Dec 2	301 days
San Jacinto	Jan 31	Feb 28	Dec 10	315 days
Fountain Valley	No freeze most years
South Whittier	No freeze most years
Hacienda Heights	No freeze most years
Yucaipa	Jan 27	Feb 28	Dec 19	329 days
Placentia	No freeze most years
Arcadia	Jan 4	Jan 28	Jan 2	365 days
Colton	Jan 10	Feb 17	Jan 2	365 days
Palm Desert	Dec 31	Jan 21	Dec 27	365 days
Cathedral City	Jan 9	Jan 29	Jan 9	365 days
Delano	Jan 31	Mar 5	Dec 8	309 days
Novato	Jan 11	Feb 25	Dec 21	349 days
Diamond Bar	Jan 8	Feb 18	Dec 28	354 days
Huntington Park	No freeze most years
Paramount	No freeze most years
Watsonville	Jan 28	Mar 3	Dec 13	324 days
San Luis Obispo	Jan 31	Mar 7	Dec 11	319 days
El Dorado Hills	Mar 31	Apr 23	Nov 21	237 days
Aliso Viejo	Jan 6	Feb 11	Jan 2	365 days
Glendora	Jan 8	Feb 18	Dec 28	354 days
Los Banos	Jan 26	Feb 20	Dec 10	322 days
Florin	Jan 12	Feb 8	Dec 16	341 days
Rosemead	Jan 4	Jan 28	Jan 2	365 days
Covina	Jan 8	Feb 18	Dec 28	354 days
Poway	Jan 5	Feb 1	Jan 2	365 days
Antelope	Jan 12	Feb 8	Dec 16	341 days
Ceres	Jan 31	Feb 25	Dec 5	312 days
Cypress	No freeze most years
North Highlands	Jan 12	Feb 8	Dec 16	341 days
Newark	Jan 1	Jan 22	Dec 27	365 days
Oakley	Jan 12	Feb 1	Dec 19	343 days
Azusa	Jan 8	Feb 18	Dec 28	354 days
Brea	No freeze most years
Rowland Heights	No freeze most years
Cerritos	No freeze most years
La Mirada	No freeze most years
Rancho Santa Margarita	No freeze most years
Hollister	Feb 19	Mar 28	Dec 1	287 days
Morgan Hill	Feb 24	Apr 4	Nov 27	277 days
Coachella	Dec 31	Jan 21	Dec 27	365 days
Palm Springs	Jan 1	Jan 18	Dec 31	365 days
Rohnert Park	Feb 25	Mar 29	Dec 1	279 days
El Centro	Jan 3	Feb 4	Dec 27	363 days
Lompoc	Jan 20	Feb 24	Dec 19	335 days
Danville	Mar 8	Apr 15	Dec 22	282 days
Lathrop	Feb 6	Feb 28	Dec 1	304 days
Vineyard	Jan 12	Feb 8	Dec 16	341 days
French Valley	Feb 2	Feb 24	Jan 30	365 days
Campbell	Feb 2	Mar 14	Dec 6	310 days
San Bruno	Jan 11	Feb 12	Jan 10	365 days
Altadena	Jan 8	Feb 17	Jan 7	365 days
Stanton	No freeze most years
Rancho Palos Verdes	Jan 9	Feb 24	Jan 5	365 days
Culver City	No freeze most years
La Quinta	Dec 31	Jan 21	Dec 27	365 days
Adelanto	Mar 18	Apr 12	Nov 11	233 days
Calexico	Jan 3	Feb 4	Dec 27	363 days
Monrovia	Apr 28	May 27	Nov 15	199 days
San Gabriel	Jan 4	Jan 28	Jan 2	365 days
Wildomar	Jan 28	Feb 27	Dec 18	329 days
Montclair	Jan 8	Feb 18	Dec 28	354 days
Bell Gardens	No freeze most years
Foothill Farms	Jan 12	Feb 8	Dec 16	341 days
Pacifica	Jan 11	Feb 12	Jan 10	365 days
Martinez	Feb 28	Apr 5	Nov 22	266 days
La Presa	No freeze most years
La Puente	Jan 4	Jan 28	Jan 2	365 days
Claremont	Jan 8	Feb 18	Dec 28	354 days
Orangevale	Jan 12	Feb 8	Dec 16	341 days
Temple City	Jan 4	Jan 28	Jan 2	365 days
San Juan Capistrano	Jan 6	Feb 11	Jan 2	365 days
Moorpark	Dec 31	Feb 2	Dec 28	365 days
Oildale	Jan 31	Feb 27	Dec 8	312 days
Westmont	No freeze most years
West Hollywood	No freeze most years
Pleasant Hill	Jan 7	Feb 1	Dec 19	346 days
Desert Hot Springs	Feb 25	Apr 3	Dec 15	297 days
Manhattan Beach	No freeze most years
San Dimas	Jan 8	Feb 18	Dec 28	354 days
Menlo Park	Feb 1	Mar 4	Dec 7	310 days
Los Gatos	Feb 2	Mar 14	Dec 6	310 days
Fallbrook	Feb 2	Feb 24	Jan 30	365 days
Foster City	Jan 17	Feb 16	Dec 12	333 days
Goleta	Jan 11	Feb 13	Dec 16	342 days
Dana Point	Jan 6	Feb 11	Jan 2	365 days
Spring Valley	Jan 6	Feb 7	Dec 21	350 days
Atwater	Mar 3	Apr 10	Nov 24	263 days
Fair Oaks	Jan 12	Feb 8	Dec 16	341 days
Burlingame	Dec 29	Jan 13	Dec 26	365 days
Banning	Jan 31	Feb 28	Dec 10	315 days
Santa Paula	Dec 31	Feb 2	Dec 28	365 days
San Pablo	Jan 4	Jan 26	Jan 2	365 days
Seaside	Jan 2	Jan 20	Dec 23	363 days
El Paso de Robles	Mar 15	Apr 13	Nov 10	238 days
Bell	No freeze most years
Orcutt	Feb 4	Mar 16	Dec 13	315 days
Los Altos	Jan 6	Feb 4	Dec 23	353 days
Beverly Hills	No freeze most years
Saratoga	Feb 2	Mar 14	Dec 6	310 days
La Verne	Jan 8	Feb 18	Dec 28	354 days
Laguna Hills	Jan 6	Feb 11	Jan 2	365 days
Lawndale	No freeze most years
Atascadero	Mar 15	Apr 13	Nov 10	238 days
Suisun City	Jan 15	Feb 16	Dec 14	336 days
San Lorenzo	Jan 2	Jan 27	Dec 25	365 days
Eastern Goleta Valley	Jan 11	Feb 13	Dec 16	342 days
San Carlos	Jan 17	Feb 16	Dec 12	333 days
Monterey	Jan 1	Jan 21	Dec 30	365 days
East Palo Alto	Feb 1	Mar 4	Dec 7	310 days
Belmont	Jan 17	Feb 16	Dec 12	333 days
East Niles	Jan 31	Feb 27	Dec 8	312 days
Temescal Valley	Jan 28	Feb 27	Dec 18	329 days
Ridgecrest	Mar 11	Apr 9	Nov 12	244 days
Brawley	Jan 16	Feb 17	Dec 19	335 days
Lemon Grove	No freeze most years
Walnut	Jan 8	Feb 18	Dec 28	354 days
Lemoore	Feb 24	Mar 30	Nov 22	265 days
Sanger	Jan 30	Mar 4	Dec 11	319 days
Reedley	Jan 30	Mar 4	Dec 11	319 days
Galt	Feb 9	Mar 7	Dec 5	301 days
Patterson	Jan 31	Feb 25	Dec 5	312 days
Riverbank	Jan 31	Feb 25	Dec 5	312 days
Wasco	Jan 31	Feb 27	Dec 5	315 days
Benicia	Jan 17	Mar 4	Dec 27	346 days
Soledad	Apr 23	Jun 4	Nov 3	189 days
Hercules	Jan 17	Mar 4	Dec 27	346 days
El Cerrito	Jan 3	Feb 14	Jan 1	365 days
North Tustin	No freeze most years
Dinuba	Jan 23	Feb 27	Dec 13	328 days
Twentynine Palms	Jan 24	Feb 22	Dec 10	321 days
Windsor	Mar 2	Apr 2	Nov 20	262 days
South Pasadena	Jan 8	Feb 17	Jan 7	365 days
West Whittier-Los Nietos	Jan 4	Jan 28	Jan 2	365 days
Mountain House	Jan 19	Feb 17	Dec 10	330 days
Lafayette	Jan 7	Feb 1	Dec 19	346 days
Eureka	Feb 22	Mar 23	Dec 7	293 days
Loma Linda	Jan 27	Feb 28	Dec 19	329 days
Imperial Beach	No freeze most years
Norco	Jan 17	Feb 22	Dec 19	335 days
Barstow	Feb 22	Mar 24	Nov 23	271 days
Selma	Jan 30	Mar 4	Dec 11	319 days
Bloomington	Jan 10	Feb 17	Jan 2	365 days
Seal Beach	No freeze most years
Bay Point	Jan 9	Feb 12	Dec 14	343 days
Shafter	Feb 20	Mar 9	Nov 23	276 days
Ladera Ranch	Jan 6	Feb 11	Jan 2	365 days
Maywood	No freeze most years
East San Gabriel	Jan 4	Jan 28	Jan 2	365 days
San Fernando	Jan 2	Jan 27	Jan 1	365 days
Rosemont	Jan 12	Feb 8	Dec 16	341 days
Marina	Feb 4	Mar 11	Dec 6	311 days
Oakdale	Jan 31	Feb 25	Dec 5	312 days
Linda	Feb 11	Mar 12	Nov 30	289 days
Millbrae	Dec 29	Jan 13	Dec 26	365 days
Duarte	Apr 28	May 27	Nov 15	199 days
Ramona	Mar 19	Apr 10	Nov 23	248 days
Ashland	Jan 2	Jan 27	Dec 25	365 days
American Canyon	Mar 5	Apr 16	Nov 21	256 days
West Rancho Dominguez	No freeze most years
Laguna Beach	Jan 6	Feb 11	Jan 2	365 days
Corcoran	Feb 15	Mar 10	Nov 27	285 days
Imperial	Jan 14	Feb 15	Dec 24	346 days
Rancho San Diego	Jan 6	Feb 7	Dec 21	350 days
West Puente Valley	Jan 4	Jan 28	Jan 2	365 days
Calabasas	Jan 24	Mar 5	Dec 15	329 days
Winter Gardens	Jan 6	Feb 7	Dec 21	350 days
West Carson	Jan 9	Feb 24	Jan 5	365 days
Yucca Valley	Mar 14	Apr 1	Nov 28	255 days
Lakeside	Jan 6	Feb 7	Dec 21	350 days
Willowbrook	No freeze most years
Valinda	Jan 8	Feb 18	Dec 28	354 days
Cudahy	No freeze most years
Granite Bay	Feb 25	Apr 7	Dec 5	286 days
Stevenson Ranch	Jan 8	Mar 10	Jan 1	365 days
Greenfield	Feb 23	Mar 31	Nov 22	271 days
Dixon	Feb 10	Mar 11	Dec 1	295 days
South Lake Tahoe	No freeze most years
Coronado	No freeze most years
Port Hueneme	No freeze most years
Rosamond	Apr 3	Apr 23	Nov 1	211 days
Oroville	Jan 30	Mar 3	Dec 13	321 days
East Hemet	Jan 10	Feb 25	Dec 23	350 days
Lennox	No freeze most years

When to plant in California

Questions

When is the last frost in California?

It depends on where you are. Across the 274 cities we track, the average last frost runs from January 1 to December 31. In San Jose, the largest, it is January 2.

When is the first frost in California?

For a typical resident, around December 14. Higher and more northern towns get it earlier.