Orland, CA 95963 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Orland, CA?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 02/25, roughly 181 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 12/02, about 279 frost-free days later.
Orland 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
About 14 weeks of growing season left in Orland before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 02/25 isn't a guarantee
02/25 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 01/19 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/06 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Orland compares
At roughly 279 frost-free days, Orland places 4,888 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within CA, it ranks 1,797 of 2,555.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 9b and Orland's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Orland's dates instead of trusting one.