Burbank, CA 91201 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Burbank, CA, ZIP 91201
The last spring frost here typically falls around 01/02, about 127 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 12/26, about 364 frost-free days later.
Burbank sits in USDA Zone 10a (30 to 35°F average annual minimum). The dates above are NOAA's 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting station, a 30-year average, not a forecast.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 10a around Burbank has about 17 weeks left before the first fall frost — that's the usual window to get a cold frame up if you want to keep harvesting past it.
Why 01/02 isn't a guarantee
01/02 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 01/31 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 12/11 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Burbank compares
Burbank's growing season runs about 364 days, ranking 2,025 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within CA, it ranks 916 of 2,555.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 10a and Burbank's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around Burbank's dates instead of trusting one.