Irvine, CA 92822 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Irvine, CA, ZIP 92822
Around 01/05 is the usual last spring frost, about 130 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 12/25, about 365 frost-free days later.
Irvine 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 first frost
Zone 10a around Irvine 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.
Why 01/05 isn't a guarantee
01/05 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/02 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 12/14 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Irvine compares
Irvine's growing season runs about 365 days, ranking 280 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within CA, it ranks 75 of 2,555.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Irvine can differ from the 92822 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 10a and Irvine's frost date answer different questions.