California climate

California Frost Dates

The median last spring freeze and first fall freeze (32°F) at 364 NOAA stations in California, 1991-2020, with the growing season between them.

Every station

A median date has an even chance of a later freeze in spring or an earlier one in fall. Each town page gives the dates at 36, 32 and 28°F and every probability from 10 to 90 percent.

StationElevationLast freezeFirst freezeSeason, daysTown page
Adin RS4,195 ftMay 28September 29124California Pines
Alpine1,695 ftFebruary 12December 24316Alpine
Alturas4,378 ftJune 3September 13102Alturas
Alturas Muni AP4,375 ftJune 3September 12101Alturas
Anaheim235 ftRareRarePlacentia
Angwin Pacific Union College1,715 ftApril 7December 5242Angwin
Antioch Pumping Plt #360 ftJanuary 12December 19342Oakley
Arcata Eureka AP200 ftMarch 8November 30267McKinleyville
Ash Mtn1,708 ftMarch 12December 9272Three Rivers
Auberry 2 Nw2,090 ftMarch 25December 3253Auberry
Auburn1,292 ftFebruary 25December 5284Auburn
Avalon Catalina AP1,602 ftRareRareAvalon
Baker962 ftFebruary 14November 27287Baker
Bakersfield 5 Nw470 ftJanuary 31December 8312Oildale
Bakersfield AP489 ftJanuary 17December 15333Oildale
Balch Pwr House1,735 ftFebruary 23December 12293Yokuts Valley
Barstow2,220 ftFebruary 22November 23275Barstow
Barstow Daggett AP1,917 ftFebruary 19November 26281Yermo
Ben Lomond #4420 ftMarch 25November 11231Ben Lomond
Berkeley310 ftRareRareBerkeley
Big Bar 4 E1,253 ftApril 16October 31198Junction City
Big Bear Lake6,753 ftMay 27October 4130Big Bear Lake
Big Sur Stn200 ftFebruary 13December 27318Big Sur
Bishop AP4,102 ftApril 29October 15169Bishop
Blue Canyon AP5,276 ftMay 4November 4184Alta
Blythe268 ftJanuary 25December 12322Blythe
Blythe AP395 ftJanuary 5December 21351Mesa Verde
Bodega 6 Wsw63 ftRareRareBodega Bay
Borrego Desert Park810 ftRareRareBorrego Springs
Bowman Dam5,385 ftMay 12October 29170Downieville
Brawley 2 Sw-100 ftJanuary 16December 19338Brawley
Burbank Glendale Pasadena AP741 ftRareRareNorth Hollywood
Burbank Valley Pump Plt655 ftJanuary 2December 26359North Hollywood
Burney3,198 ftJune 3September 14103Burney
Buttonwillow225 ftFebruary 9November 26291Buttonwillow
Cachuma Lake789 ftApril 11November 8211Santa Ynez
Calaveras Big Trees4,695 ftMay 7October 28174Dorrington
Calistoga400 ftMarch 2November 23266Calistoga
Callahan3,085 ftMay 20October 5138Etna
Camarillo AP77 ftRareRareCamarillo
Camp Pardee658 ftJanuary 22December 17330Valley Springs
Camp Pendleton Mcas75 ftFebruary 16December 8296Camp Pendleton North
Campo2,630 ftApril 30October 26179Campo
Campo Asos2,641 ftApril 29November 1186Campo
Canby 3 Sw4,310 ftJune 1September 16107California Pines
Canyon Dam4,560 ftMay 18October 8143Hamilton Branch
Carlsbad Palomar AP328 ftRareRareLake San Marcos
Carmel Valley480 ftFebruary 20December 8292Carmel Valley Village
Cecilville2,310 ftApril 27October 21177Etna
Cedarville4,688 ftMay 15October 1139Cedarville
Cherry Valley Dam4,765 ftMay 2November 4186Mi-Wuk Village
Chester4,530 ftMay 28September 28123Chester
Chico Univ Farm185 ftMarch 4November 17258Chico
China Lake Naf2,230 ftMarch 11November 12246Ridgecrest
Chino AP650 ftJanuary 17December 19337Chino
Chiriaco Summit1,706 ftFebruary 5December 17316Mecca
Chula Vista56 ftRareRareChula Vista
Clearlake 4 Se1,349 ftApril 10November 6210Lower Lake
Cloverdale400 ftFebruary 25December 3282Cloverdale
Coalinga670 ftFebruary 14November 30290Coalinga
Colfax2,380 ftApril 3November 24235Colfax
Colusa 2 Ssw50 ftFebruary 14December 1291Colusa
Concord Buchanan Fld18 ftJanuary 9December 14340Pacheco
Concord Wwtp40 ftJanuary 7December 19347Pacheco
Copco #1 Dam2,703 ftMay 4October 21170Montague
Corcoran Irrig Dist200 ftFebruary 15November 27286Corcoran
Covelo1,413 ftApril 23October 19179Covelo
Crescent City 3 Nnw43 ftMarch 11November 23257Crescent City
Crescent City Mcnamara AP56 ftJanuary 30December 25330Crescent City
Culver City92 ftRareRareCulver City
Cuyamaca4,640 ftApril 19October 27191Julian
Davis 2 Wsw Exp Farm60 ftFebruary 10December 1295Davis
De Sabla2,710 ftApril 17November 11208Forest Ranch
Death Valley Np-194 ftJanuary 1December 19353Death Valley
Delano302 ftJanuary 31December 8312Delano
Desert Resorts Rgnl AP-118 ftFebruary 7December 2299Thermal
Dobbins 1 S1,640 ftApril 1November 17230Dobbins
Downieville2,915 ftApril 28October 25180Downieville
Doyle 4 Sse4,390 ftMay 21October 1133Doyle
Dunsmuir Trtmt Pl2,169 ftApril 23October 27187Dunsmuir
Eagle Mtn973 ftRareRareNiland
East Park Rsvr1,205 ftApril 6November 10218Maxwell
El Cajon495 ftJanuary 6December 21350Bostonia
El Capitan Dam600 ftMarch 19December 8264Alpine
El Centro 2 Ssw-30 ftJanuary 3December 27359El Centro
El Centro Naf-42 ftJanuary 6December 21350Seeley
El Mirage2,950 ftMarch 21November 12236Piñon Hills
Elsinore1,268 ftJanuary 28December 18325Lake Elsinore
Escondido #2600 ftRareRareEscondido
Eureka WFO Woodley Island20 ftFebruary 22December 7289Eureka
Fairfield40 ftJanuary 15December 14334Fairfield
Fairmont3,060 ftApril 6November 29237Lake Hughes
Fallbrook 5 Ne1,140 ftRareRareRainbow
Five Points 5 Ssw285 ftFebruary 27November 26273Huron
Fremont38 ftJanuary 7December 22350Fremont
Fresno 5 Ne338 ftJanuary 30December 11316Tarpey Village
Fresno Yosemite Intl AP333 ftJanuary 14December 14335Tarpey Village
Friant Government Camp410 ftMarch 9December 1267Friant
Ft Bidwell4,739 ftMay 26October 1128Cedarville
Ft Bragg 5 N123 ftMarch 2December 1274Cleone
Ft Ross112 ftFebruary 26December 27305Monte Rio
Fullerton Muni AP96 ftRareRareBuena Park
Georgetown RS3,001 ftApril 12November 21223Georgetown
Getty Ctr1,117 ftRareRareBel Air
Gibraltar Dam #21,558 ftMarch 20November 27252Mission Canyon
Gilroy194 ftFebruary 24November 27277Gilroy
Glennville3,140 ftMay 11October 17159Alta Sierra
Grant Grove6,580 ftJune 1October 7128Yokuts Valley
Grass Valley #22,400 ftApril 10November 13217Grass Valley
Graton200 ftMarch 20November 13238Graton
Grizzly Creek SP413 ftMarch 4November 22263Scotia
Groveland 22,800 ftApril 22November 2194Groveland
Haiwee3,825 ftApril 17November 1198Lone Pine
Half Moon Bay27 ftFebruary 6December 17315Half Moon Bay
Hanford 1 S237 ftFebruary 7December 1298Home Garden
Hanford Muni AP249 ftFebruary 20November 23277Hanford
Hat Creek3,015 ftMay 29September 19113Burney
Hawthorne Muni AP63 ftRareRareHawthorne
Hayfield Pumping Plt1,370 ftFebruary 20November 30284Mecca
Hayward Air Terminal43 ftRareRareLongwood - Winton Grove
Healdsburg177 ftFebruary 15December 2291Healdsburg
Hearst Castle1,526 ftRareRareCambria
Hemet1,811 ftJanuary 10December 23348Valle Vista
Henshaw Dam2,700 ftApril 18October 26191Julian
Hesperia 2E3,055 ftFebruary 28December 1277Hesperia
Hetch Hetchy3,870 ftApril 16November 12210Yosemite Valley
Hollister 2275 ftFebruary 19December 1286Hollister
Huntington Lake7,020 ftJune 1October 6127Shaver Lake
Idyllwild Fire Dept5,380 ftMay 16October 24161Idyllwild
Imperial-64 ftJanuary 4December 26357Imperial
Imperial Beach Ream Fld Nas24 ftRareRareImperial Beach
Imperial CO AP-58 ftJanuary 14December 24345Imperial
Independence3,950 ftMarch 31November 9223Independence
Indio Fire Stn-21 ftRareRareIndio
Inyokern2,430 ftMarch 9November 20256Inyokern
Iron Mtn922 ftRareRareBig River
Irvine Rch540 ftRareRareStonegate
Jess Valley5,400 ftJune 14September 1896Cedarville
Johnson Valley3,167 ftMarch 1November 29273Yucca Valley
Joshua Tree2,563 ftFebruary 28December 1277Joshua Tree
Julian Cdf4,215 ftMarch 27December 1249Julian
Kentfield145 ftJanuary 16December 18337Ross
Kern River Ph 32,703 ftApril 7November 11218Kernville
Kettleman City240 ftFebruary 19November 29284Kettleman City
King City320 ftFebruary 23November 22273King City
Klamath28 ftMarch 16November 20249Klamath
Laguna Beach44 ftRareRareLaguna Beach
Lake Arrowhead5,205 ftMay 5November 2181Lake Arrowhead
Lake Solano187 ftFebruary 4December 5305Winters
Lake Spaulding5,156 ftMay 22October 16147Alta
Lancaster Wm J Fox Fld2,338 ftApril 3November 1212Lancaster
Lava Beds Nat Mon4,770 ftJune 6September 28114Tulelake
Lee Vining6,797 ftMay 23October 9139June Lake
Lemon Cove513 ftFebruary 5December 8307Woodlake
Lemoore Reeves Nas232 ftFebruary 24November 22272Lemoore Station
Lindsay435 ftFebruary 20November 30284Lindsay
Livermore393 ftFebruary 15December 2291Livermore
Livermore Muni AP393 ftFebruary 27December 1278Livermore
Lodgepole6,735 ftJune 8September 20104Three Rivers
Lodi40 ftFebruary 9December 5300Lodi
Lompoc75 ftJanuary 20December 19334Lompoc
Long Beach Daugherty Fld31 ftRareRareSignal Hill
Loraine 5 Nne4,235 ftApril 22November 13205Bodfish
Los Angeles Dwtn Usc Campus230 ftRareRareLos Angeles
Los Angeles Intl AP97 ftRareRareDel Aire
Los Banos120 ftJanuary 26December 10319Los Banos
Los Banos Det Resv407 ftJanuary 13December 14336Los Banos
Los Gatos365 ftFebruary 2December 6308Los Gatos
Madera270 ftFebruary 18November 27283Parksdale
Madera Muni AP253 ftFebruary 12November 30292Madera Acres
Mammoth Lakes RS7,805 ftJune 10September 1799Mammoth Lakes
Manzanita Lake5,750 ftJune 9September 21104Shingletown
Markley Cove480 ftMarch 6November 30269Winters
Martinez Wtp40 ftFebruary 28November 22268Mountain View
Marysville57 ftJanuary 15December 12332Marysville
Marysville Yuba CO AP62 ftFebruary 11November 30293Olivehurst
Mccloud3,233 ftMay 28September 30125McCloud
Mecca Fire Stn-183 ftJanuary 6December 22351Mecca
Merced154 ftMarch 3November 24266Merced
Merced 23 Wsw78 ftMarch 28November 14231Gustine
Merced Muni AP152 ftFebruary 26November 25273Merced
Mineral4,875 ftJune 10September 1395Shingletown
Mitchell Caverns4,350 ftMarch 6December 8277Baker
Modesto City CO AP73 ftJanuary 31December 5309Bystrom
Moffett Federal Airfield39 ftJanuary 6December 23352Mountain View
Mojave2,735 ftMarch 15November 17247Mojave
Montague Siskiyou CO AP2,635 ftMay 12October 8149Montague
Monterey260 ftRareRareMonterey
Monterey Peninsul AP165 ftJanuary 2December 23356Del Rey Oaks
Monterey WFO122 ftRareRareDel Rey Oaks
Morongo Valley N3,145 ftFebruary 25December 15294Morongo Valley
Morro Bay Fire Dept118 ftRareRareMorro Bay
Mt Diablo Junction2,170 ftMarch 8December 22289Diablo
Mt Hamilton4,206 ftMay 3November 18199East Foothills
Mt Laguna #35,920 ftApril 22November 8200Pine Valley
Mt Shasta3,613 ftMay 15October 6144Mount Shasta
Mt Shasta3,535 ftMay 6October 12159Mount Shasta
Mt Wilson Cbs5,710 ftApril 28November 15201Altadena
N Fk RS2,645 ftApril 24November 4194Bass Lake
Napa CO AP14 ftMarch 5November 21261American Canyon
Napa State Hospital35 ftFebruary 12December 4296Napa
Needles AP890 ftRareRareNeedles
Nevada City2,781 ftApril 14November 20220Nevada City
New Cuyama Fire Stn2,160 ftApril 15November 4203New Cuyama
New Melones Dam Hq960 ftFebruary 20December 11295Tuttletown
Newark10 ftRareRareNewark
Newhall 5NW1,765 ftRareRareStevenson Ranch
Newman90 ftFebruary 26November 29277Gustine
Newport Beach Harbor10 ftRareRareSan Joaquin Hills
North Island Nas26 ftRareRareCoronado
Northridge Cal State904 ftRareRareNorthridge
Oakland Metro Intl AP6 ftJanuary 7December 23351San Leandro
Oakland Museum30 ftRareRareChinatown
Occidental865 ftJanuary 29December 30336Occidental
Oceanside Marina10 ftRareRareOceanside
Oceanside Muni AP28 ftJanuary 23December 11323Camp Pendleton South
Ocotillo Wells 2W390 ftRareRareBorrego Springs
Ojai745 ftMarch 21November 15239Ojai
Ontario Intl AP949 ftRareRareOntario
Orick Prairie Creek Park160 ftApril 12November 6208Klamath
Orland254 ftFebruary 25December 2281Orland
Orleans403 ftMarch 12November 26259Willow Creek
Oroville171 ftJanuary 30December 13318Oroville
Oroville Muni AP190 ftJanuary 29December 7313Thermalito
Oxnard49 ftRareRareOxnard
Oxnard Ventura CO AP36 ftRareRareOxnard
Oxnard WFO52 ftRareRareOxnard
Pacific House3,450 ftApril 26November 2190Pollock Pines
Pacifica 4 Sse475 ftRareRarePacifica
Paicines 4 W905 ftApril 14November 2202Ridgemark
Palm Springs425 ftRareRarePalm Springs
Palm Springs Rgnl AP421 ftRareRarePalm Springs
Palmdale2,612 ftMarch 10November 19254Palmdale
Palmdale AP2,524 ftMarch 18November 15242Palmdale
Palo Alto25 ftFebruary 1December 7310Palo Alto
Palomar Mtn Obsy5,550 ftApril 29November 18203Aguanga
Paradise1,750 ftFebruary 7December 18315Paradise
Parker Resrvoir738 ftJanuary 7December 31359
Pasadena864 ftRareRarePasadena
Paso Robles730 ftMarch 15November 10240Paso Robles
Paso Robles Muni AP810 ftApril 4November 5215Paso Robles
Pearblossom3,101 ftMarch 13December 1263Littlerock
Petaluma AP20 ftFebruary 28November 25271Petaluma
Pinnacles Nm1,307 ftApril 23November 3194Soledad
Pismo Beach39 ftFebruary 1January 4-28Pismo Beach
Placerville1,850 ftMarch 31November 21235Diamond Springs
Point Mugu Nf13 ftRareRarePort Hueneme
Pomona/fairplex999 ftJanuary 8December 28355La Verne
Porterville393 ftJanuary 20December 13328Porterville
Portola4,850 ftJune 11September 1091Portola
Potter Valley Powerhouse1,018 ftApril 8November 6212Potter Valley
Priest Valley2,300 ftMay 8October 22167San Ardo
Quincy3,420 ftMay 22September 25126Quincy
Ramona AP1,393 ftMarch 19November 23249Ramona
Ramona Fire Dept1,470 ftMarch 4December 4275Ramona
Rancho Bernardo690 ftRareRareRancho Penasquitos
Randsburg3,570 ftMarch 19November 25251Ridgecrest
Red Bluff Muni AP353 ftFebruary 22November 29281Red Bluff
Redding 12 Wnw1,418 ftMarch 19November 22248Shasta
Redding Muni AP497 ftMarch 3November 21263Palo Cedro
Redlands1,410 ftJanuary 27December 19327Redlands
Redondo Beach142 ftRareRareRedondo Beach
Redwood City31 ftJanuary 17December 12330Redwood City
Richardson Gr SP503 ftMarch 10December 1266Garberville
Richmond20 ftRareRareRichmond
Riverside Citrus Exp986 ftRareRareRiverside
Riverside Fire Stn 3840 ftJanuary 9December 25351Riverside
Riverside Muni AP805 ftJanuary 9December 30356Riverside
S Lake Fs2,654 ftApril 5November 3212Mountain Mesa
Sacramento 5 Ese38 ftJanuary 12December 16339Fruitridge Pocket
Sacramento Executive AP15 ftFebruary 2December 2304Parkway
Sacramento Metro AP23 ftFebruary 22November 24276Elverta
Saint Helena225 ftFebruary 3December 4305Saint Helena
Salinas #245 ftFebruary 4December 6306Salinas
Salinas Municipal AP74 ftJanuary 29December 10316Salinas
San Diego Brown Fld515 ftRareRareBonita
San Diego Lindbergh Fld15 ftRareRareSan Diego
San Diego Miramar Nas477 ftRareRareMira Mesa
San Diego Montgomery Fld417 ftRareRareSorrento Valley
San Diego Seaworld14 ftRareRareSan Diego
San Francisco Dwtn150 ftRareRareSan Francisco
San Francisco Intl AP8 ftRareRareMillbrae
San Francisco Oceanside8 ftRareRareParkside
San Gabriel Fire Dept363 ftRareRareSan Gabriel
San Gregorio 2 Se275 ftMarch 2November 25268Pescadero
San Jacinto1,525 ftJanuary 31December 10314San Jacinto
San Jose67 ftJanuary 2December 25358San Jose
San Jose51 ftJanuary 12December 22345Santa Clara
San Luis Dam277 ftJanuary 27December 11319Los Banos
San Luis Obispo AP200 ftJanuary 31December 11315San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo Poly308 ftJanuary 16December 25344San Luis Obispo
San Pasqual Animal Pk420 ftFebruary 2December 7309San Pasqual
San Rafael Civic Ctr120 ftJanuary 11December 21345Santa Venetia
Sandberg4,510 ftApril 15November 26225Lebec
Santa Ana Fire Stn135 ftRareRareSanta Ana
Santa Ana John Wayne AP54 ftRareRareIrvine
Santa Barbara16 ftRareRareSanta Barbara
Santa Barbara 11 W18 ftRareRareIsla Vista
Santa Barbara Muni AP9 ftJanuary 11December 16340Goleta
Santa Cruz70 ftJanuary 29December 13319Live Oak
Santa Maria Public AP242 ftFebruary 4December 13313Orcutt
Santa Monica Muni AP174 ftRareRareSawtelle
Santa Monica Pier14 ftRareRareSanta Monica
Santa Rosa166 ftFebruary 25December 1280Santa Rosa
Santa Rosa Sonoma CO AP114 ftMarch 2November 20263Fulton
Scotia136 ftFebruary 1December 19322Scotia
Shafter 6E404 ftFebruary 20November 23277Rosedale
Shasta Dam1,075 ftFebruary 8December 28324Central Valley (historical)
Shelter Cove Aviation246 ftRareRareShelter Cove
Skyline Ridge Preserve2,270 ftMarch 21December 15269La Honda
So Entrance Yosemite Np5,047 ftMay 24October 10139Ahwahnee
Sonoma97 ftMarch 2November 27270Sonoma
Sonora1,675 ftApril 9November 9214Sonora
Stockton Fire Stn 412 ftFebruary 5December 8307Lincoln Village
Stockton Metro AP26 ftFebruary 6December 1299French Camp
Stony Gorge Rsvr800 ftApril 5November 13222Willows
Stovepipe Wells 1 Sw84 ftJanuary 4December 22353
Strawberry Valley3,808 ftMay 4October 30179Challenge-Brownsville
Susanville 2SW4,212 ftMay 16October 8145Susanville
Sutter Hill Cdf1,586 ftMarch 4December 11282Sutter Creek
Taft773 ftJanuary 24December 17328Ford City
Tahoe City6,230 ftJune 9September 25108Sunnyside-Tahoe City
Tahoma6,315 ftJune 4October 3121Tahoma
Tehachapi 4 Se4,220 ftApril 28October 26181Tehachapi
Three Rivers Edison Ph 11,140 ftMarch 16November 26255Three Rivers
Torrance AP90 ftRareRareRolling Hills Estates
Tracy Carbona135 ftFebruary 25November 26275Tracy
Tracy Pumping Plt61 ftJanuary 19December 10326Mountain House
Trinity Rvr Hatchery1,861 ftApril 23October 22182Lewiston
Trona1,695 ftFebruary 15November 28287Searles Valley
Tulelake4,038 ftJune 6September 14100Tulelake
Turlock #2103 ftJanuary 6December 20349Turlock
Tustin Irvine Rch235 ftJanuary 5December 25355Stonegate
Twentynine Palms1,975 ftJanuary 24December 10321Twentynine Palms
Twitchell Dam582 ftFebruary 4December 4304Santa Maria
U C L A430 ftRareRareBel Air
Ukiah636 ftMarch 19November 20246Ukiah
Ukiah Muni AP601 ftMarch 5November 21261Ukiah
Vacaville110 ftJanuary 31December 11315Hartley
Vacaville Nut Tree AP109 ftFebruary 18November 28284Vacaville
Vallejo341 ftJanuary 17December 27345Crockett
Valley Ctr 1N1,290 ftFebruary 19December 1286Valley Center
Van Nuys AP770 ftRareRareNorth Hills
Verdi 2W5,429 ftMay 9October 17161
Victorville2,880 ftMarch 18November 11238Victorville
Visalia303 ftJanuary 23December 13325Visalia
Vista430 ftRareRareVista
Wasco291 ftJanuary 31December 5309Wasco
Watsonville Muni AP160 ftJanuary 31December 9313Freedom
Watsonville Wtr Wks95 ftJanuary 28December 13320Freedom
Weaverville2,058 ftMay 3October 11161Weaverville
Whiskeytown Rsvr1,295 ftFebruary 13December 13304Shasta
Willits 1 Ne1,353 ftMay 5October 9157Willits
Willows 6 W234 ftFebruary 21December 6289Willows
Winters135 ftFebruary 18November 30286Winters
Woodland 1 Wnw67 ftFebruary 7December 5302Woodland
Woodland Hills Pierce College790 ftJanuary 24December 15326Canoga Park
Woodside Fire Stn 1380 ftFebruary 25November 25274Woodside
Wrightwood6,000 ftMay 16October 13150Wrightwood
Yosemite Park Hq4,018 ftApril 21October 27189Yosemite Valley
Yosemite Village 12 W6,620 ftMay 12November 1173Yosemite Valley
Yreka2,709 ftApril 30October 18171Yreka
Yucca Mesa3,445 ftFebruary 16December 10298Yucca Valley
Yucca Valley3,249 ftMarch 14November 28259Yucca Valley

Sources

NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, annual and seasonal freeze probabilities. Public domain.