Nevada City, CA 95962 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Nevada City, CA, ZIP 95962
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/10, about 225 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/13, about 215 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Nevada City 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
Zone 9b around Nevada City has about 11 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.
Why 04/10 isn't a guarantee
04/10 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/17 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/30 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Nevada City compares
About 215 days separate Nevada City's last and first frost, putting it 14,090 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within CA, it ranks 2,191 of 2,555.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Nevada City's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Nevada City can differ from the 95962 normal.