Clovis, CA 93619 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Clovis, CA?
Around 03/09 is the usual last spring frost, about 193 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 12/01, about 262 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Clovis in Zone 9b (25 to 30°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
About 14 weeks of growing season left in Clovis before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
How much risk comes with planting early here
03/09 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 01/22 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/16 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Clovis compares
Clovis's growing season runs about 262 days, ranking 6,176 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within CA, it ranks 2,022 of 2,555.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 9b and Clovis's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Clovis's dates instead of trusting one.