Galt, CA 95686 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Galt, CA?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 02/09, about 165 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 12/05, about 301 frost-free days later.
Zone 9b (25 to 30°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Galt, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 14 weeks of growing season left in Galt before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 02/09 isn't a guarantee
02/09 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 01/02 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 03/07 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Galt compares
At roughly 301 frost-free days, Galt places 3,941 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within CA, it ranks 1,634 of 2,555.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Galt's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Galt can differ from the 95686 normal.