Coachella, CA 92519 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Coachella, CA, ZIP 92519
The last spring frost here typically falls around 12/31, about 125 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 12/27, about 365 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Coachella 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
Zone 10a around Coachella has about 17 weeks left before the first fall frost — that's the usual window to get a cold frame up if you want to keep harvesting past it.
The actual range around Coachella's last frost
12/31 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 01/21 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 12/10 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Coachella compares
About 365 days separate Coachella's last and first frost, putting it 937 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within CA, it ranks 389 of 2,555.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Coachella can differ from the 92519 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 10a and Coachella's frost date answer different questions.