USDA Hardiness Zone 10b
Frost Dates for 92840 — Garden Grove, California
NOAA 1991–2020 normals from Santa Ana Fire Stn, CA (135 ft), 5 miles southeast.
Updated
Frost is not a yearly event in Garden Grove: a night at or below 32°F came in 3% of the winters of 1991–2020 at Santa Ana Fire Stn, CA, and a 36°F night, cold enough for frost on exposed leaves, in 29%. There is no reliable "last frost date" here; most years have none.
- Winters with a freeze
- 3%
- Winters with 36°F
- 29%
- Coldest month low
- 48°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 20 observed
NOAA normal
Frost risk by date in Garden Grove
At Santa Ana Fire Stn, CA, 5 miles southeast of Garden Grove, 3% of the winters of 1991–2020 had at least one night at or below 32°F, 0% reached 28°F. Even a 36°F night came in only 29% of winters. December is the month most likely to bring one: a 2% chance in a given year. 62 of the 283 other California stations behind this site's ZIP pages freeze in fewer than half of winters too.
Freeze probabilities 1991–2020 at Santa Ana Fire Stn, 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 92840 →Compare Garden Grove with another place →
Weather by month in Garden Grove
August is the warmest month at Santa Ana Fire Stn, CA, averaging 85°F by day and 65°F at night; December is the coldest at 68°F and 48°F. Every month stays under a 10% chance of a 32°F night; December is the likeliest at 2%.
Warmth for growing adds up to 5,886 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), more than at 88% of the 283 California stations. 41% of them (2,405) have built up by the end of June, and August adds the most, 773. Precipitation totals 12.6 inches a year, most in February (3.2") and least in July (0.0"); May to September bring 4% of it.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | 32°F night | Nights ≤ 32°F | GDD 50°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 69 | 49 | 2.9 | 1% | 0 | 280 |
| Feb | 69 | 50 | 3.2 | 0% | 0 | 264 |
| Mar | 71 | 52 | 1.7 | 0% | 0 | 357 |
| Apr | 73 | 54 | 0.8 | 0% | 0 | 411 |
| May | 75 | 58 | 0.3 | 0% | 0 | 508 |
| Jun | 78 | 61 | 0.1 | 0% | 0 | 585 |
| Jul | 83 | 65 | 0.0 | 0% | 0 | 732 |
| Aug | 85 | 65 | 0.0 | 0% | 0 | 773 |
| Sep | 84 | 64 | 0.1 | 0% | 0 | 716 |
| Oct | 79 | 59 | 0.5 | 0% | 0 | 601 |
| Nov | 74 | 53 | 0.8 | 0% | 0 | 402 |
| Dec | 68 | 48 | 2.2 | 2% | 0 | 257 |
Monthly normals 1991–2020 at Santa Ana Fire Stn, CA (135 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, Fullerton Municipal Airport, CA, 7 miles northwest of Garden Grove, has a 32°F night in 7% of winters against 3% here, and a coolest-month low 2°F colder (46°F).
When it snows in Garden Grove, California
Measurable snow is rare here: only 0 of 20 winters from 1991 to 2020 recorded 0.1 inch or more at Santa Ana Fire Stn, CA, 4.8 miles away, so there is no typical first-snow date to plan around.
Where these figures come from
ZIP 92840 is 5 miles from Santa Ana Fire Stn, CA, which stands at 135 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. 15 other ZIP codes share the station; its figures are presented in full for 92683 (Westminster). The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 92840 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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