Nevada City, CA 95959 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Nevada City, CA?
Around 04/14 is the usual last spring frost, about 229 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/20, about 218 frost-free days later.
Nevada City 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 12 weeks of growing season left in Nevada City before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
How much risk comes with planting early here
04/14 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/15 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/07 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Nevada City compares
At roughly 218 frost-free days, Nevada City places 13,270 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within CA, it ranks 2,184 of 2,555.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Nevada City's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Nevada City can differ from the 95959 normal.