Frost dates / California / Rocklin

Frost dates in Rocklin, CA

The station on this page is AUBURN, CA US (USC00040383), 11.3 miles from the city point. Population in the Census 2024 estimate is 75,129.

Zone 9bUSDA average annual extreme minimum 25°F to 30°F, from ZIP 95677 (1.4 miles from the city point used on this page).

Median last 32°F is February 25. Median first 32°F is December 5. The 50% growing-season length is 286 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 15Earlier date. A last 32°F on or after this day is common.
50%February 25Median.
10%April 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 15Earlier date. A first 32°F on or before this day is uncommon.
50%December 5Median.
90%December 31Later 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%330
50%286
90%236

28°F threshold

10%50%90%
Last, on or afterFebruary 25January 13December 19
First, on or beforeDecember 1December 22January 22
Season at least365 days344 days302 days

36°F threshold

10%50%90%
Last, on or afterApril 30April 5March 2
First, on or beforeOctober 30November 19December 7
Season at least261 days227 days195 days

Station AUBURN, CA US (USC00040383). Completeness flag R, 22 years used for the 32°F dates. NCEI’s annual probability of at least one day at or below 32°F is 99.2%. Freeze dates are conditional on that threshold occurring. Elevation 393.8 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 Rocklin · Zone 9b

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Rocklin, CA

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

Median last 32°F is February 25. Median first 32°F is December 5. The 50% growing-season length is 286 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: AUBURN, CA US (USC00040383), 11.3 miles. Median last 32°F February 25. Median first 32°F December 5. The 50% growing-season length is 286 days.

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32°F probabilities at this station
10%50%90%
Last 32°F on or afterApril 7February 25January 15
First 32°F on or beforeNovember 15December 5December 31

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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