Fresno, CA 93650 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Fresno, CA?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 01/14, about 139 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 12/14, about 337 frost-free days later.
Fresno 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
About 15 weeks of growing season left in Fresno 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
01/14 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/11 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 12/22 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Fresno compares
About 337 days separate Fresno's last and first frost, putting it 2,639 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within CA, it ranks 1,162 of 2,555.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Fresno's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Fresno can differ from the 93650 normal.