Galt, CA 95220 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Galt, CA?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 02/09, roughly 165 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 12/05, about 301 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Galt in Zone 9b (25 to 30°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 14 weeks of growing season left in Galt before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Galt's last frost
02/09 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 01/02 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 03/07 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Galt compares
About 301 days separate Galt's last and first frost, putting it 3,938 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within CA, it ranks 1,631 of 2,555.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Galt can differ from the 95220 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 9b and Galt's frost date answer different questions.