Woodland, CA 95837 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Woodland, CA, ZIP 95837
The last spring frost here typically falls around 02/22, about 178 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/24, about 277 frost-free days later.
Woodland sits in USDA Zone 9b (25 to 30°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 9b around Woodland has about 13 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
02/22 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 01/10 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/01 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Woodland compares
About 277 days separate Woodland's last and first frost, putting it 4,958 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within CA, it ranks 1,813 of 2,555.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Woodland can differ from the 95837 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 9b and Woodland's frost date answer different questions.