Tulelake, CA 96134 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Tulelake, CA, ZIP 96134
The last spring frost here typically falls around 06/06, about 282 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 09/14, about 97 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Tulelake in Zone 6b (-5 to 0°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 6b around Tulelake has about 2 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 06/06 isn't a guarantee
06/06 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 05/18 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 06/23 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Tulelake compares
At roughly 97 frost-free days, Tulelake places 39,780 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within CA, it ranks 2,527 of 2,555.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Tulelake's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Tulelake can differ from the 96134 normal.