Cathedral City, CA 92234 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Cathedral City, CA, ZIP 92234
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 01/09, roughly 134 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 01/09, about 365 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Cathedral City in Zone 10a (30 to 35°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's forecast.
What to do before the last frost
Zone 10a gardeners near Cathedral City have about 19 weeks left before the last frost — cover tender transplants on any night that dips close to freezing.
How much risk comes with planting early here
01/09 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 01/29 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 12/29 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Cathedral City compares
At roughly 365 frost-free days, Cathedral City places 870 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within CA, it ranks 351 of 2,555.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Cathedral City can differ from the 92234 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 10a and Cathedral City's frost date answer different questions.