Frost dates / California / Lodi

Frost dates in Lodi, CA

The station on this page is LODI, CA US (USC00045032), 1.1 miles from the city point. Population in the Census 2024 estimate is 68,642.

Zone 9bUSDA average annual extreme minimum 25°F to 30°F, from ZIP 95258 (3.6 miles from the city point used on this page).

Median last 32°F is February 9. Median first 32°F is December 5. The 50% growing-season length is 301 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%January 2Earlier date. A last 32°F on or after this day is common.
50%February 9Median.
10%March 7Later 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 17Earlier date. A first 32°F on or before this day is uncommon.
50%December 5Median.
90%January 3Later 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%339
50%301
90%264

28°F threshold

10%50%90%
Last, on or afterFebruary 18January 12December 12
First, on or beforeNovember 30December 20January 24
Season at least365 days348 days308 days

36°F threshold

10%50%90%
Last, on or afterApril 20March 11February 9
First, on or beforeNovember 5November 19December 4
Season at least285 days251 days211 days

Station LODI, CA US (USC00045032). Completeness flag R, 19 years used for the 32°F dates. NCEI’s annual probability of at least one day at or below 32°F is 98.1%. Freeze dates are conditional on that threshold occurring. Elevation 12.2 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 Lodi · Zone 9b

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Lodi, CA

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

Median last 32°F is February 9. Median first 32°F is December 5. The 50% growing-season length is 301 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: LODI, CA US (USC00045032), 1.1 miles. Median last 32°F February 9. Median first 32°F December 5. The 50% growing-season length is 301 days.

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32°F probabilities at this station
10%50%90%
Last 32°F on or afterMarch 7February 9January 2
First 32°F on or beforeNovember 17December 5January 3

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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