Woodlake, CA 93279 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Woodlake, CA, ZIP 93279
Around 02/05 is the usual last spring frost, about 161 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 12/08, about 307 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 15 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.
How much risk comes with planting early here
02/05 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 01/01 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 03/20 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Woodlake compares
Woodlake's growing season runs about 307 days, ranking 3,675 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within CA, it ranks 1,495 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 93279 normal.