Palm Springs, CA 92262 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Palm Springs, CA?
Around 01/01 is the usual last spring frost, about 126 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 12/31, about 365 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Palm Springs 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 first frost
About 18 weeks of growing season left in Palm Springs before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
How much risk comes with planting early here
01/01 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 01/18 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 12/12 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Palm Springs compares
Palm Springs's growing season runs about 365 days, ranking 921 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within CA, it ranks 376 of 2,555.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Palm Springs's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Palm Springs can differ from the 92262 normal.