Lakeport, CA 95435 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Lakeport, CA?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/10, roughly 225 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/06, about 209 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Lakeport in Zone 8b (15 to 20°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 10 weeks of growing season left in Lakeport 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
04/10 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/24 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/30 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Lakeport compares
About 209 days separate Lakeport's last and first frost, putting it 15,215 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within CA, it ranks 2,230 of 2,555.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8b and Lakeport's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Lakeport's dates instead of trusting one.