Orange Cove, CA 93628 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Orange Cove, CA?
Around 06/01 is the usual last spring frost, about 277 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/07, about 132 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Orange Cove in Zone 7b (5 to 10°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 6 weeks of growing season left in Orange Cove before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 06/01 isn't a guarantee
06/01 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 05/11 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 06/15 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Orange Cove compares
At roughly 132 frost-free days, Orange Cove places 38,178 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within CA, it ranks 2,452 of 2,555.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Orange Cove's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Orange Cove can differ from the 93628 normal.