Livingston, CA 95315 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Livingston, CA, ZIP 95315
The last spring frost here typically falls around 01/06, about 131 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 12/20, about 351 frost-free days later.
Zone 9b (25 to 30°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 Livingston, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 9b around Livingston has about 16 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 01/06 isn't a guarantee
01/06 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 01/31 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 12/14 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Livingston compares
Livingston's growing season runs about 351 days, ranking 2,302 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within CA, it ranks 1,018 of 2,555.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Livingston's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Livingston can differ from the 95315 normal.