Placerville, CA 95636 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Placerville, CA, ZIP 95636
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/26, about 241 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/02, about 191 frost-free days later.
Placerville 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
Zone 8b around Placerville has about 9 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 04/26 isn't a guarantee
04/26 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/10 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/19 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Placerville compares
About 191 days separate Placerville's last and first frost, putting it 20,735 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within CA, it ranks 2,307 of 2,555.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Placerville can differ from the 95636 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 8b and Placerville's frost date answer different questions.