Lemoore, CA 93245 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Lemoore, CA, ZIP 93245
Around 02/24 is the usual last spring frost, about 180 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/22, about 265 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Lemoore in Zone 9a (20 to 25°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 9a around Lemoore has about 12 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 Lemoore's last frost
02/24 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. 03/30 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Lemoore compares
Lemoore's growing season runs about 265 days, ranking 5,973 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within CA, it ranks 1,997 of 2,555.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 9a and Lemoore's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around Lemoore's dates instead of trusting one.