USDA Hardiness Zone 10b
Frost Dates for 90272 — Pacific Palisades, California
NOAA 1991–2020 normals from Santa Monica Pier, CA (14 ft), 4 miles southeast.
Updated
No night at or below 32°F was recorded at Santa Monica Pier, CA in 1991–2020, so Pacific Palisades has no frost dates to plan around; the coolest month, December, averages a low of 50°F.
- Winters with a freeze
- 0%
- Winters with 36°F
- 2%
- Coldest month low
- 50°F
- Hardiness zone
- 10b
32°F or below, 1991–2020
frost possible on leaves
average, December
35 to 40°F (1.7 to 4.4°C) coldest night
- First snow
- Rare
- Last snow
- Rare
- Winters with snow
- 0%
- Snow per year
- 0"
median, 1991–2020
median, 1991–2020
0 of 18 observed
NOAA normal
Frost risk by date in Pacific Palisades
Santa Monica Pier, CA, 4 miles southeast of Pacific Palisades, did not record a night at or below 32°F in 1991–2020; a 36°F night came in 2% of winters. 10 of the 283 other California stations behind this site's ZIP pages recorded no 32°F night either.
Freeze probabilities 1991–2020 at Santa Monica Pier, CA, from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals. Where a temperature is reached in fewer than 99.5% of years, the dates describe only the years that reach it. Not a forecast.
Frost risk on any date in 90272 →Compare Pacific Palisades with another place →
Weather by month in Pacific Palisades
August is the warmest month at Santa Monica Pier, CA, averaging 70°F by day and 62°F at night; January is the coldest at 62°F and 50°F. Not one month recorded a 32°F night; the lowest monthly average low is 50°F.
Warmth for growing adds up to 3,847 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), fewer than at 65% of the 283 California stations. 39% of them (1,495) have built up by the end of June, and August adds the most, 496. Precipitation totals 12.1 inches a year, most in January (3.1") and least in July (0.0"); May to September bring 2% of it.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | 32°F night | Nights ≤ 32°F | GDD 50°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 62 | 50 | 3.1 | 0% | 0 | 184 |
| Feb | 62 | 50 | 3.1 | 0% | 0 | 170 |
| Mar | 62 | 52 | 1.7 | 0% | 0 | 212 |
| Apr | 63 | 53 | 0.6 | 0% | 0 | 249 |
| May | 63 | 56 | 0.2 | 0% | 0 | 298 |
| Jun | 66 | 59 | 0.1 | 0% | 0 | 383 |
| Jul | 69 | 62 | 0.0 | 0% | 0 | 479 |
| Aug | 70 | 62 | 0.0 | 0% | 0 | 496 |
| Sep | 70 | 61 | 0.0 | 0% | 0 | 464 |
| Oct | 68 | 59 | 0.5 | 0% | 0 | 403 |
| Nov | 67 | 54 | 0.8 | 0% | 0 | 308 |
| Dec | 63 | 50 | 2.0 | 0% | 0 | 202 |
Monthly normals 1991–2020 at Santa Monica Pier, CA (14 ft), NOAA NCEI. "32°F night": chance of at least one in the month. GDD: growing degree days, base 50°F.
Compared with the next station
The nearest other station, Getty Ctr, CA, 4 miles northeast of Pacific Palisades and 1,103 feet higher, has no 32°F night on record either, and the same coolest-month low, 50°F.
When it snows in Pacific Palisades, California
Measurable snow is rare here: only 0 of 18 winters from 1991 to 2020 recorded 0.1 inch or more at Santa Monica Pier, CA, 3.6 miles away, so there is no typical first-snow date to plan around.
Where these figures come from
ZIP 90272 is 4 miles from Santa Monica Pier, CA, which stands at 14 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. 3 other ZIP codes share the station; its figures are presented in full for 90403 (Santa Monica). The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 90272 in zone 10b, the band where the coldest night of the year averaged 35 to 40°F (1.7 to 4.4°C) over 1991–2020; a zone describes winter lows, not frost dates.
Frost dates across California →
Hardiness zone and temperature range: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map 2023 (USDA-ARS, Oregon State University), ZIP-code listing, unchanged. °C converted from °F by this site.
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