Lakeport, CA 95453 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Lakeport, CA?
Around 03/05 is the usual last spring frost, about 189 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/21, about 259 frost-free days later.
Lakeport sits in USDA Zone 8b (15 to 20°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
About 12 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.
Why 03/05 isn't a guarantee
03/05 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 01/29 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/07 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Lakeport compares
At roughly 259 frost-free days, Lakeport places 6,581 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within CA, it ranks 2,051 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.