Frost dates / California / Yuba City

Frost dates in Yuba City, CA

The station on this page is MARYSVILLE, CA US (USC00045385), 3.2 miles from the city point. Population in the Census 2024 estimate is 69,148.

Zone 9bUSDA average annual extreme minimum 25°F to 30°F, from ZIP 95993 (3.9 miles from the city point used on this page).

Median last 32°F is January 15. Median first 32°F is December 12. The 50% growing-season length is 333 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 18Earlier date. A last 32°F on or after this day is common.
50%January 15Median.
10%February 18Later 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 24Earlier date. A first 32°F on or before this day is uncommon.
50%December 12Median.
90%January 9Later 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%365
50%333
90%299

28°F threshold

10%50%90%
Last, on or afterJanuary 24December 31December 9
First, on or beforeDecember 4December 24January 16
Season at least365 days365 days337 days

36°F threshold

10%50%90%
Last, on or afterMarch 23February 21January 18
First, on or beforeNovember 13November 28December 19
Season at least318 days279 days244 days

Station MARYSVILLE, CA US (USC00045385). Completeness flag R, 13 years used for the 32°F dates. NCEI’s annual probability of at least one day at or below 32°F is 88.7%. Freeze dates are conditional on that threshold occurring. Elevation 17.4 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 Yuba City · Zone 9b

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Yuba City, CA

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

Median last 32°F is January 15. Median first 32°F is December 12. The 50% growing-season length is 333 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: MARYSVILLE, CA US (USC00045385), 3.2 miles. Median last 32°F January 15. Median first 32°F December 12. The 50% growing-season length is 333 days.

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32°F probabilities at this station
10%50%90%
Last 32°F on or afterFebruary 18January 15December 18
First 32°F on or beforeNovember 24December 12January 9

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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