When is the last spring frost in Baldwin Park, CA?

The median last 32°F date at the station on this page is January 4. NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals give a 50% chance the last spring minimum of 32°F or lower occurs on or after that date. The 90% date is December 19. The 10% date, the later one, is January 28. These are normals, not a forecast for this spring.

What USDA zone is Baldwin Park, CA?

The zone on this page is 10a, from ZIP 91706 in the 2023 PRISM table of the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map. That ZIP is 1 miles from the city point. USDA defines the zone as the average annual extreme minimum, shown here as 30°F to 35°F. It is a winter-cold band, not a frost date and not a forecast.

How far away is the weather station?

The station named on this page is 7.4 miles from the city point in a straight line. Frost dates are 1991–2020 NOAA climate normals for that instrument. They are not a National Weather Service forecast for one night, and they are not the temperature in every yard. The page names the station so the miles stay attached to the dates.

Frost dates in Baldwin Park, CA

Direct answer. In Baldwin Park, CA, the nearest qualified NOAA station is SAN GABRIEL FIRE DEPT, CA US (USC00047785), 7.4 miles from the city point. The median last 32°F date is January 4, and the median first 32°F date is January 2, from the 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals. The 2023 USDA zone is 10a (30°F to 35°F), from ZIP 91706 in the PRISM table, 1 miles from the same city point.

Population in the Census 2024 estimate is 69,247. The station is SAN GABRIEL FIRE DEPT, CA US (USC00047785).

Zone 10aUSDA average annual extreme minimum 30°F to 35°F, from ZIP 91706 (1 miles from the city point used on this page).

Median last 32°F is January 4. Median first 32°F is January 2. The 50% growing-season length is 365 days. The green band runs from the median last frost to the median first frost. Thin ticks mark the 10%, 50%, and 90% dates.

Outside the median season Growing seasonTicks: 10%, 50%, and 90%

Last 32°F in spring

NCEI’s probability is the chance the last spring minimum of 32°F or lower occurs on or after the date.

Probability	Date	How to read it
90%	December 19	Earlier date. A last 32°F on or after this day is common.
50%	January 4	Median.
10%	January 28	Later date. A last 32°F on or after this day is uncommon.

First 32°F in fall

NCEI’s probability is the chance the first autumn minimum of 32°F or lower occurs on or before the date.

Probability	Date	How to read it
10%	December 18	Earlier date. A first 32°F on or before this day is uncommon.
50%	January 2	Median.
90%	January 26	Later date. A first 32°F on or before this day is common.

32°F growing-season length

Days between the last spring 32°F and the first autumn 32°F. The figure is a length the season meets or exceeds at that probability, from NCEI, not a subtraction done on this site.

Probability the season is at least this long	Days
10%	365
50%	365
90%	360

36°F threshold

	10%	50%	90%
Last, on or after	February 20	January 17	December 20
First, on or before	December 6	December 26	January 30
Season at least	365 days	346 days	307 days

Station SAN GABRIEL FIRE DEPT, CA US (USC00047785). Completeness flag R, 18 years used for the 32°F dates. NCEI’s annual probability of at least one day at or below 32°F is 15.3%. Freeze dates are conditional on that threshold occurring. Elevation 110.6 m. The same probability language applies to the 28°F and 36°F rows when those dates passed the same quality checks.

Questions

When is the last spring frost in Baldwin Park, CA?: The median last 32°F date at the station on this page is January 4. NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals give a 50% chance the last spring minimum of 32°F or lower occurs on or after that date. The 90% date is December 19. The 10% date, the later one, is January 28. These are normals, not a forecast for this spring.
What USDA zone is Baldwin Park, CA?: The zone on this page is 10a, from ZIP 91706 in the 2023 PRISM table of the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map. That ZIP is 1 miles from the city point. USDA defines the zone as the average annual extreme minimum, shown here as 30°F to 35°F. It is a winter-cold band, not a frost date and not a forecast.
How far away is the weather station?: The station named on this page is 7.4 miles from the city point in a straight line. Frost dates are 1991–2020 NOAA climate normals for that instrument. They are not a National Weather Service forecast for one night, and they are not the temperature in every yard. The page names the station so the miles stay attached to the dates.

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Baldwin Park, CA

Zone 10aAverage annual extreme minimum 30°F to 35°F

Outside the median season Growing seasonTicks: 10%, 50%, and 90%

California. Nearest qualified station: SAN GABRIEL FIRE DEPT, CA US (USC00047785), 7.4 miles. Median last 32°F January 4. Median first 32°F January 2. The 50% growing-season length is 365 days.

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32°F probabilities at this station

	10%	50%	90%
Last 32°F on or after	January 28	January 4	December 19
First 32°F on or before	December 18	January 2	January 26

Column order matches the NCEI file: for the last freeze, 10% is the later date and 90% is the earlier date. How to read the probabilities.

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Planting calendar

Windows below are from UC ANR, UC Master Gardener Program, Time of planting, retrieved 2026-10-10. North and North Coast = Monterey County north; South Coast = San Luis Obispo County south; Interior Valleys = Sacramento, San Joaquin, and similar valleys; Desert Valleys = Imperial and Coachella Valleys. Source line on the page: California Master Gardener Handbook, Table 13.2, Adapted from Vegetable Gardening Illustrated 1994.

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