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Frost dates for Woodland 1 WNW, CA

At Woodland 1 WNW, the median last spring frost (32°F) is Feb 7 and the median first fall frost is Dec 5, for a typical growing season of 301 days. For a 90% chance that the last frost has passed, wait until Mar 11. Nearby ZIP codes are in USDA hardiness zones 9a to 9b.

  • Feb 7Last spring frost (median)50% chance of 32°F after this date
  • Mar 11Safer planting date10% chance of 32°F after this date
  • Dec 5First fall frost (median)50% chance of 32°F by this date
  • 301 daysGrowing season (median)between 32°F freezes

Planting date calculator

Pick how much frost risk you accept and how many weeks before or after the last frost your seed packet says to plant.

From your seed packet, e.g. “start 6 weeks before last frost”.

–Last spring frost
–First fall frost
–Your planting date
–Hardiness zone

Last spring frost dates

The chance that the temperature drops to the threshold after each date.

Woodland 1 WNW: last spring freeze by temperature
Temperature90% chance later50% chance later10% chance later
36°FFeb 15Mar 15Apr 12
32°FJan 9Feb 7Mar 11
28°FDec 14Jan 10Feb 2
24°FDec 11Dec 31Jan 22

First fall frost dates

The chance that the temperature has dropped to the threshold by each date.

Woodland 1 WNW: first fall freeze by temperature
Temperature10% chance by50% chance by90% chance by
36°FNov 4Nov 20Dec 5
32°FNov 19Dec 5Jan 1
28°FDec 1Dec 18Jan 16
24°FDec 7Dec 27Jan 18

Growing season length

Days between the last spring and first fall freeze, as the length reached in 9, 5 and 1 out of 10 years.

Woodland 1 WNW: growing season by temperature
Temperature9 in 10 years at least5 in 10 years at least1 in 10 years at least
36°F215 days246 days280 days
32°F260 days301 days336 days
28°F320 days347 days365 days
24°F349 days365 days365 days

Chance of a freeze in any year

Woodland 1 WNW: probability of at least one day at or below each temperature
TemperatureChance per year
36°F100%
32°F98%
28°F71%
24°F24%

ZIP codes whose closest station is this one

ZIP codes near Woodland 1 WNW with 2023 USDA hardiness zones
ZIPHardiness zoneAvg. extreme lowDistance
956959b25 to 30°F5 km
956979b25 to 30°F6 km
957769b25 to 30°F8 km
956539b25 to 30°F16 km
956989b25 to 30°F18 km
956279b25 to 30°F21 km
956769b25 to 30°F22 km
956459b25 to 30°F23 km
959379b25 to 30°F29 km
956079a20 to 25°F33 km

Not the official USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map. Zones shown here are the values published in the USDA-ARS / Oregon State University PRISM Group 2023 ZIP code tables, shown unaltered. For the official interactive map, visit planthardiness.ars.usda.gov.

About this station

  • NOAA station ID USC00049781, at 38.6828, -121.7939, elevation 20 m (67 ft).
  • Data quality: Standard (24+ years of data), 27 years of freeze data.
  • Average days per year at or below 32°F: 9.
  • Frost risk changes over short distances. Valleys and low spots freeze earlier than hillsides and city centers.

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Freeze dates are 30-year probabilities, not forecasts. Check your local forecast before planting tender plants.

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