Cloverdale, CA 95494 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Cloverdale, CA, ZIP 95494
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/05, about 189 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/21, about 259 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Cloverdale 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
Zone 9b around Cloverdale has about 12 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
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 Cloverdale compares
Cloverdale's growing season runs about 259 days, ranking 6,576 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within CA, it ranks 2,050 of 2,555.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Cloverdale's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Cloverdale can differ from the 95494 normal.