Palm Springs, CA 92549 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Palm Springs, CA, ZIP 92549
The last spring frost here typically falls around 05/16, about 261 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/24, about 160 frost-free days later.
Palm Springs sits in USDA Zone 8a (10 to 15°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 first frost
Zone 8a around Palm Springs has about 8 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.
Why 05/16 isn't a guarantee
05/16 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/23 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 06/05 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 160 days, ranking 32,205 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within CA, it ranks 2,414 of 2,555.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Palm Springs can differ from the 92549 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 8a and Palm Springs's frost date answer different questions.