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Roseville, CA 95678 Frost Dates

When can you plant in Roseville, CA?

Zone 9b

Around 01/12 is the usual last spring frost, about 137 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 12/16, about 341 frost-free days later.

The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Roseville 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

About 16 weeks of growing season left in Roseville before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.

Why 01/12 isn't a guarantee

01/12 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/08 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 12/18 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.

How Roseville compares

At roughly 341 frost-free days, Roseville places 2,582 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within CA, it ranks 1,139 of 2,555.

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