Frost Dates for 95249 — San Andreas, California

In the 88% of winters that bring a 32°F night, half of springs at Camp Pardee, CA see their last 32°F night by January 22; only one in ten is past it by December 23, and one in ten still has one after March 1. Counting the winters with no freeze at all, the risk of a 32°F night after March 1 is under 9% and after January 22 44%. The 38 days between the even-odds date and the one-in-ten date is wider than at 81% of the 220 California stations behind this site's ZIP pages, so a fixed calendar date is a gamble here.

In fall the first 32°F night comes by December 17 in half of years, as early as December 1 one year in ten, and holds off past January 17 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F is less common: it came in 33% of winters. The freeze-free season lasts 332 days in a typical year, longer than at 84% of the 219 California stations; it reaches 364 days one year in ten and falls short of 291 one year in ten. On average 7 nights a year drop to 32°F or below. Nights of 36°F, when frost can still settle on leaves in low, open spots, continue 47 days longer, to about March 10, and return around December 3. A 24°F night is unusual: 3% of winters had one.

July is the warmest month at Camp Pardee, CA, averaging 95°F by day and 63°F at night; December is the coldest at 55°F and 40°F. From March to November the chance of a 32°F night stays under 10% each month. In spring, February still brings one in 26% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 4,910 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), more than at 60% of the 283 California stations. 35% of them (1,714) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 894. Precipitation totals 22.9 inches a year, most in December (4.2") and least in July (0.0"); May to September bring 8% of it.

The nearest other station, Sutter Hill Cdf, CA, 15 miles northwest of San Andreas and 928 feet higher, has a last frost 41 days later (March 4), a first frost 6 days earlier (December 11), a season 47 days shorter.

Measurable snow is rare here: only 0 of 27 winters from 1991 to 2020 recorded 0.1 inch or more at Camp Pardee, CA, 11.5 miles away, so there is no typical first-snow date to plan around.

ZIP 95249 is 12 miles from Camp Pardee, CA, which stands at 658 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. 1 other ZIP code shares the station; its figures are presented in full for 95252 (Valley Springs). The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 95249 in zone 9a, the band where the coldest night of the year averaged 20 to 25°F (-6.7 to -3.9°C) over 1991–2020; a zone describes winter lows, not frost dates.