Woodlake, CA 93271 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Woodlake, CA, ZIP 93271
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/16, about 200 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/26, about 249 frost-free days later.
Woodlake sits in USDA Zone 9b (25 to 30°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 9b around Woodlake has about 13 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 03/16 isn't a guarantee
03/16 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/05 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/14 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Woodlake compares
About 249 days separate Woodlake's last and first frost, putting it 7,619 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within CA, it ranks 2,095 of 2,555.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Woodlake's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Woodlake can differ from the 93271 normal.