Cathedral City, CA 92241 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Cathedral City, CA, ZIP 92241
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.
Cathedral City 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 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
Cathedral City's growing season runs about 365 days, ranking 871 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within CA, it ranks 352 of 2,555.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 10a and Cathedral City's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around Cathedral City's dates instead of trusting one.