Frost dates / Washington / Bremerton

Frost dates in Bremerton, WA

The station on this page is BREMERTON, WA US (USC00450872), 2.6 miles from the city point. Population in the Census 2024 estimate is 45,291.

Zone 8bUSDA average annual extreme minimum 15°F to 20°F, from ZIP 98312 (2.7 miles from the city point used on this page).

Median last 32°F is March 29. Median first 32°F is November 14. The 50% growing-season length is 227 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%	March 5	Earlier date. A last 32°F on or after this day is common.
50%	March 29	Median.
10%	April 24	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%	October 26	Earlier date. A first 32°F on or before this day is uncommon.
50%	November 14	Median.
90%	December 1	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%	257
50%	227
90%	197

28°F threshold

	10%	50%	90%
Last, on or after	March 27	February 27	January 24
First, on or before	November 10	November 30	December 24
Season at least	314 days	273 days	239 days

36°F threshold

	10%	50%	90%
Last, on or after	May 13	April 25	April 7
First, on or before	October 4	October 27	November 13
Season at least	210 days	183 days	158 days

Station BREMERTON, WA US (USC00450872). 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 100%. Freeze dates are conditional on that threshold occurring. Elevation 33.5 m. The same probability language applies to the 28°F and 36°F rows when those dates passed the same quality checks.

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Bremerton, WA

Zone 8bAverage annual extreme minimum 15°F to 20°F

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

Washington. Nearest qualified station: BREMERTON, WA US (USC00450872), 2.6 miles. Median last 32°F March 29. Median first 32°F November 14. The 50% growing-season length is 227 days.

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32°F probabilities at this station

	10%	50%	90%
Last 32°F on or after	April 24	March 29	March 5
First 32°F on or before	October 26	November 14	December 1

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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