Frost dates / California / Hemet

Frost dates in Hemet, CA

The station on this page is SAN JACINTO, CA US (USC00047813), 4.5 miles from the city point. Population in the Census 2024 estimate is 92,912.

Zone 9bUSDA average annual extreme minimum 25°F to 30°F, from ZIP 92545 (2.3 miles from the city point used on this page).

Median last 32°F is January 31. Median first 32°F is December 10. The 50% growing-season length is 315 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.

ProbabilityDateHow to read it
90%December 31Earlier date. A last 32°F on or after this day is common.
50%January 31Median.
10%February 28Later 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.

ProbabilityDateHow to read it
10%November 22Earlier date. A first 32°F on or before this day is uncommon.
50%December 10Median.
90%January 6Later 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 longDays
10%348
50%315
90%274

28°F threshold

10%50%90%
Last, on or afterJanuary 29January 3December 11
First, on or beforeDecember 2December 21January 15
Season at least365 days359 days330 days

36°F threshold

10%50%90%
Last, on or afterApril 8March 5February 6
First, on or beforeNovember 5November 24December 12
Season at least297 days260 days223 days

Station SAN JACINTO, CA US (USC00047813). Completeness flag R, 26 years used for the 32°F dates. NCEI’s annual probability of at least one day at or below 32°F is 97.1%. Freeze dates are conditional on that threshold occurring. Elevation 464.8 m. The same probability language applies to the 28°F and 36°F rows when those dates passed the same quality checks.

Planting calendar for Hemet · Zone 9b

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Hemet, CA

Zone 9bAverage annual extreme minimum 25°F to 30°F

Median last 32°F is January 31. Median first 32°F is December 10. The 50% growing-season length is 315 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%

California. Nearest qualified station: SAN JACINTO, CA US (USC00047813), 4.5 miles. Median last 32°F January 31. Median first 32°F December 10. The 50% growing-season length is 315 days.

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32°F probabilities at this station
10%50%90%
Last 32°F on or afterFebruary 28January 31December 31
First 32°F on or beforeNovember 22December 10January 6

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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