Sutter Creek, CA 95666 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Sutter Creek, CA?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/26, roughly 241 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/02, about 191 frost-free days later.
Sutter Creek sits in USDA Zone 9a (20 to 25°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 9 weeks of growing season left in Sutter Creek before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
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 Sutter Creek compares
About 191 days separate Sutter Creek's last and first frost, putting it 20,779 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within CA, it ranks 2,310 of 2,555.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Sutter Creek's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Sutter Creek can differ from the 95666 normal.