USDA Hardiness Zone 9b
Frost Dates for 95682 — Cameron Park, California
Averages from Placerville, Ca US, the nearest reporting station, 8.8 miles away.
Plant tender crops after March 31, and expect the first autumn freeze around November 21. That leaves about 237 frost-free days.
- Last spring frost
- March 31
- First fall frost
- November 21
- Growing season
- 237 days
- Hardiness zone
- 9b
50% probability
50% probability
frost-free
25 to 30°F annual low
Planting calendar for 95682
| When | What to do |
|---|---|
| January 20 – February 3 | Start peppers and aubergines indoors They need eight to ten weeks under lights before they can go out. |
| February 3 – February 17 | Start tomatoes indoors Six to eight weeks gives a transplant big enough to set fruit early. |
| March 3 – March 17 | Sow peas, spinach, lettuce, radish outdoors These tolerate light frost and prefer to germinate in cool soil. |
| March 31 onward | Transplant tomatoes, peppers, basil, squash, cucumbers The average last freeze has passed — still watch the actual forecast. |
| by August 29 | Sow the autumn crop of carrots, beets and brassicas They need about twelve weeks to size up before growth stops. |
| by November 7 | Harvest tender crops, or be ready to cover them A first freeze two weeks early is well within normal variation. |
| November 21 onward | Plant garlic, mulch beds, lift tender bulbs Garlic wants a cold spell; bare soil loses structure over winter. |
What these dates mean
Wait until after March 31 to put tender plants — tomatoes, peppers, basil, squash — in the ground. That is the date by which half of years in Cameron Park, California are past their last freeze. Harvest before November 21, which leaves roughly 237 frost-free days.
ZIP 95682 sits in USDA hardiness zone 9b, meaning the average coldest night of the year falls between 25 to 30°F. Zone decides what survives the winter; frost dates decide when to plant each spring. They are different questions, and a plant can pass one and fail the other.
These are thirty-year NOAA averages for 1991–2020, not a forecast. Any individual year can frost two to three weeks either side of these dates, so check the actual forecast before planting out.