ZIP 93905 Zone 9b

California · USDA zone 9b, average annual extreme minimum 25°F to 30°F.

Nearest qualified station: SALINAS MUNICIPAL AP, CA US (USW00023233), 1.5 miles from the Census ZCTA internal point for this ZIP.

Median last 32°F is January 29. Median first 32°F is December 10. The 50% growing-season length is 325 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 29Median.
10%March 1Later 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 21Earlier date. A first 32°F on or before this day is uncommon.
50%December 10Median.
90%January 15Later 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%364
50%325
90%281

28°F threshold

10%50%90%
Last, on or afterJanuary 31December 31December 6
First, on or beforeDecember 1December 25January 20
Season at least365 days365 days336 days

36°F threshold

10%50%90%
Last, on or afterApril 8March 9February 2
First, on or beforeNovember 4November 23December 14
Season at least297 days257 days217 days

Station SALINAS MUNICIPAL AP, CA US (USW00023233). Completeness flag S, 27 years used for the 32°F dates. NCEI’s annual probability of at least one day at or below 32°F is 89.9%. Freeze dates are conditional on that threshold occurring. Elevation 22.6 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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