Loyalton, CA 96124 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Loyalton, CA?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 06/11, roughly 287 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 09/10, about 91 frost-free days later.
Loyalton sits in USDA Zone 6b (-5 to 0°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 2 weeks of growing season left in Loyalton 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
06/11 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 05/25 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 07/02 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Loyalton compares
At roughly 91 frost-free days, Loyalton places 39,907 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within CA, it ranks 2,537 of 2,555.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Loyalton's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Loyalton can differ from the 96124 normal.