USDA Hardiness Zone 10a
Frost Dates for 93015 — Fillmore, California
NOAA 1991–2020 normals from Camarillo Airport, CA (77 ft), 16 miles southwest.
Updated
Frost is not a yearly event in Fillmore: a night at or below 32°F came in 29% of the winters of 1991–2020 at Camarillo Airport, CA, and a 36°F night, cold enough for frost on exposed leaves, in 94%. There is no reliable "last frost date" here; most years have none.
- Winters with a freeze
- 29%
- Winters with 36°F
- 94%
- Coldest month low
- 44°F
- Hardiness zone
- 10a
32°F or below, 1991–2020
frost possible on leaves
average, December
30 to 35°F (-1.1 to 1.7°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 Fillmore
At Camarillo Airport, CA, 16 miles southwest of Fillmore, 29% of the winters of 1991–2020 had at least one night at or below 32°F, 0% reached 28°F. Nights of 36°F, enough for frost on exposed leaves, are more common (94% of winters) and, when they come, fall between about December 17 and February 1. December is the month most likely to bring one: a 17% 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.
| Low | 90% | 80% | 70% | 60% | 50% | 40% | 30% | 20% | 10% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36°F94% of yrs | Dec 24 | Jan 2 | Jan 12 | Jan 23 | Feb 1 | Feb 9 | Feb 18 | Feb 27 | Mar 9 |
| 32°F29% of yrs | too rare for a date | ||||||||
| 28°F0% of yrs | too rare for a date | ||||||||
| Low | 10% | 20% | 30% | 40% | 50% | 60% | 70% | 80% | 90% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36°F94% of yrs | Nov 27 | Dec 3 | Dec 9 | Dec 13 | Dec 17 | Dec 22 | Dec 27 | Jan 3 | Jan 22 |
| 32°F29% of yrs | too rare for a date | ||||||||
| 28°F0% of yrs | too rare for a date | ||||||||
Freeze probabilities 1991–2020 at Camarillo Airport, 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 93015 →Compare Fillmore with another place →
Weather by month in Fillmore
August is the warmest month at Camarillo Airport, CA, averaging 80°F by day and 61°F at night; December is the coldest at 68°F and 44°F. From February to November the chance of a 32°F night stays under 10% each month.
Warmth for growing adds up to 4,589 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), more than at 51% of the 283 California stations. 39% of them (1,806) have built up by the end of June, and August adds the most, 626. Precipitation totals 12.0 inches a year, most in January (2.9") 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 | 68 | 45 | 2.9 | 11% | 1 | 209 |
| Feb | 68 | 46 | 2.9 | 3% | 0 | 189 |
| Mar | 69 | 47 | 2.0 | 0% | <1 | 249 |
| Apr | 71 | 49 | 0.6 | 0% | 0 | 303 |
| May | 72 | 53 | 0.3 | 0% | 0 | 381 |
| Jun | 75 | 57 | 0.1 | 0% | 0 | 476 |
| Jul | 78 | 60 | 0.0 | 0% | 0 | 594 |
| Aug | 80 | 61 | 0.0 | 0% | 0 | 626 |
| Sep | 80 | 59 | 0.1 | 0% | 0 | 585 |
| Oct | 76 | 54 | 0.5 | 0% | 0 | 470 |
| Nov | 73 | 49 | 0.9 | 1% | <1 | 322 |
| Dec | 68 | 44 | 1.7 | 17% | <1 | 187 |
Monthly normals 1991–2020 at Camarillo Airport, CA (77 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, Newhall 5NW, CA, 18 miles east of Fillmore and 1,688 feet higher, has a 32°F night in 37% of winters against 29% here, and the same coolest-month low, 44°F.
When it snows in Fillmore, California
Measurable snow is rare here: only 0 of 20 winters from 1991 to 2020 recorded 0.1 inch or more at Piru 2 ESE, CA, 8.2 miles away, so there is no typical first-snow date to plan around.
Where these figures come from
ZIP 93015 is 16 miles from Camarillo Airport, CA, which stands at 77 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. 8 other ZIP codes share the station; its figures are presented in full for 93010 (Camarillo). The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 93015 in zone 10a, the band where the coldest night of the year averaged 30 to 35°F (-1.1 to 1.7°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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