Capitola, CA 95065 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Capitola, CA, ZIP 95065
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 01/29, roughly 154 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 12/13, about 323 frost-free days later.
Capitola 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
Zone 9b around Capitola has about 15 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.
How much risk comes with planting early here
01/29 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/28 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 12/25 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Capitola compares
Capitola's growing season runs about 323 days, ranking 3,266 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within CA, it ranks 1,395 of 2,555.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 9b and Capitola's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around Capitola's dates instead of trusting one.