Clovis, CA 93664 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Clovis, CA?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 06/01, about 277 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/06, about 129 frost-free days later.
Zone 8a (10 to 15°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Clovis, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 6 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
06/01 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 05/13 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 06/18 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Clovis compares
About 129 days separate Clovis's last and first frost, putting it 38,430 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within CA, it ranks 2,473 of 2,555.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Clovis's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Clovis can differ from the 93664 normal.