Woodside, CA 94083 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Woodside, CA, ZIP 94083
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/02, about 186 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/25, about 268 frost-free days later.
Woodside sits in USDA Zone 10b (35 to 40°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 10b around Woodside has about 13 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.
Why 03/02 isn't a guarantee
03/02 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/15 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 12/31 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Woodside compares
About 268 days separate Woodside's last and first frost, putting it 5,760 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within CA, it ranks 1,985 of 2,555.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Woodside's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Woodside can differ from the 94083 normal.