Cathedral City, CA 92276 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Cathedral City, CA?
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
That's about 19 weeks until your last frost — tender seedlings and transplants set out in Cathedral City before then usually need frost cloth or a row cover on cold nights.
Why 01/09 isn't a guarantee
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 872 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within CA, it ranks 353 of 2,555.
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