King City, OR 97224 Frost Dates
When can you plant in King City, OR?
Around 02/11 is the usual last spring frost, about 167 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 12/05, about 303 frost-free days later.
King 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 14 weeks of growing season left in King 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
02/11 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/05 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 12/26 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How King City compares
About 303 days separate King City's last and first frost, putting it 3,786 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within OR, it ranks 29 of 463.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in King City can differ from the 97224 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 9a and King City's frost date answer different questions.