Plant By Frost

California

Frost dates for Indio Fire Stn, CA

At this NOAA station the last spring frost (32°F) usually comes by December 31 and the first fall frost around December 27, giving a growing season of about 365 days.

December 31average last spring frost
December 27average first fall frost

Frost odds

1 year in 10 the last spring frost is later thanJanuary 21
Half of years the last spring frost is later thanDecember 31
9 years in 10 the last spring frost is later thanDecember 10
1 year in 10 the first fall frost is earlier thanDecember 8
Half of years the first fall frost is earlier thanDecember 27
9 years in 10 the first fall frost is earlier thanJanuary 13

A light frost (36°F, which can still nip tender plants) usually ends by January 1 and returns around December 18.

Station USC00044259, elevation -6 m. Based on 14 years of 1991 to 2020 records. A garden higher up, in a hollow or far from this station can freeze later in spring.

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Sources

  1. U.S. Annual/Seasonal Climate Normals, 1991 to 2020 (freeze probability dates by station), NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, checked 1 November 2026
  2. Annual/Seasonal Normals 1991 to 2020 documentation, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, checked 1 November 2026
  3. 2024 Gazetteer Files, ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, US Census Bureau, checked 1 November 2026