Lomita, CA 91413 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Lomita, CA?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 01/09, about 134 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 01/05, about 365 frost-free days later.
Lomita 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
About 19 weeks of growing season left in Lomita before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 01/09 isn't a guarantee
01/09 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/24 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 12/04 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Lomita compares
About 365 days separate Lomita's last and first frost, putting it 1,426 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within CA, it ranks 711 of 2,555.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 10a and Lomita's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Lomita's dates instead of trusting one.