USDA Hardiness Zone 9b
Frost Dates for 97444 — Gold Beach, Oregon
NOAA 1991–2020 normals from Gold Beach Rs, OR (50 ft), 4 miles southwest.
Updated
A freeze (32°F) reaches Gold Beach in 89% of winters. When it does, the first fall frost comes around December 16 and the last spring frost around February 16; after March 25 the chance of another is under 9%.
- Last spring frost
- February 16
- First fall frost
- December 16
- Winters with a freeze
- 89%
- Hardiness zone
- 9b
50%, in freezing years
50%, in freezing years
32°F or below, 1991–2020
25 to 30°F (-3.9 to -1.1°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 21 observed
NOAA normal
Frost risk by date in Gold Beach
In the 89% of winters that bring a 32°F night, half of springs at Gold Beach Rs, OR see their last 32°F night by February 16; only one in ten is past it by December 16, and one in ten still has one after March 25. Counting the winters with no freeze at all, the risk of a 32°F night after March 25 is under 9% and after February 16 44%. The 37 days between the even-odds date and the one-in-ten date is wider than at 97% of the 103 Oregon 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 16 in half of years, as early as November 23 one year in ten, and holds off past February 16 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F is less common: it came in 24% of winters. The freeze-free season lasts 314 days in a typical year, longer than at 99% of the 103 Oregon stations; it reaches 365 days one year in ten and falls short of 262 one year in ten. On average 5 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 41 days longer, to about March 29, and return around November 24. A 24°F night is unusual: 2% of winters had one.
| Low | 90% | 80% | 70% | 60% | 50% | 40% | 30% | 20% | 10% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36°F | Feb 22 | Mar 5 | Mar 15 | Mar 23 | Mar 29 | Apr 2 | Apr 6 | Apr 14 | Apr 22 |
| 32°F89% of yrs | Dec 16 | Jan 1 | Jan 20 | Feb 4 | Feb 16 | Feb 25 | Mar 2 | Mar 10 | Mar 25 |
| 28°F24% of yrs | too rare for a date | ||||||||
| 24°F2% of yrs | too rare for a date | ||||||||
| Low | 10% | 20% | 30% | 40% | 50% | 60% | 70% | 80% | 90% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36°F | Nov 3 | Nov 11 | Nov 16 | Nov 20 | Nov 24 | Nov 28 | Dec 2 | Dec 7 | Dec 16 |
| 32°F89% of yrs | Nov 23 | Nov 30 | Dec 4 | Dec 10 | Dec 16 | Dec 24 | Jan 1 | Jan 16 | Feb 16 |
| 28°F24% of yrs | too rare for a date | ||||||||
| 24°F2% of yrs | too rare for a date | ||||||||
Freeze probabilities 1991–2020 at Gold Beach Rs, OR, 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.
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Weather by month in Gold Beach
August is the warmest month at Gold Beach Rs, OR, averaging 69°F by day and 53°F at night; December is the coldest at 54°F and 42°F. From April to October the chance of a 32°F night stays under 10% each month. In spring, February still brings one in 39% of years and March still brings one in 26% of years.
Warmth for growing adds up to 1,835 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), fewer than at 72% of the 103 Oregon stations. 31% of them (565) have built up by the end of June, and August adds the most, 338. Precipitation totals 75.4 inches a year, most in December (13.2") and least in July (0.3"); May to September bring 10% of it.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | 32°F night | Nights ≤ 32°F | GDD 50°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 55 | 43 | 12.0 | 34% | 1 | 35 |
| Feb | 55 | 42 | 9.7 | 39% | 1 | 33 |
| Mar | 57 | 43 | 10.3 | 26% | 1 | 46 |
| Apr | 59 | 44 | 7.1 | 4% | <1 | 68 |
| May | 62 | 47 | 3.5 | 0% | 0 | 151 |
| Jun | 65 | 50 | 1.8 | 0% | 0 | 233 |
| Jul | 68 | 53 | 0.3 | 0% | 0 | 327 |
| Aug | 69 | 53 | 0.5 | 0% | 0 | 338 |
| Sep | 69 | 52 | 1.4 | 0% | 0 | 308 |
| Oct | 64 | 49 | 4.9 | 0% | 0 | 204 |
| Nov | 57 | 45 | 10.7 | 19% | 1 | 67 |
| Dec | 54 | 42 | 13.2 | 51% | 1 | 26 |
Monthly normals 1991–2020 at Gold Beach Rs, OR (50 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, Brookings, OR, 28 miles south of Gold Beach, has a last frost 16 days earlier (January 31), a first frost 11 days later (December 27), a season 35 days longer.
When it snows in Gold Beach, Oregon
Measurable snow is rare here: only 0 of 21 winters from 1991 to 2020 recorded 0.1 inch or more at Gold Beach Rs, OR, 3.7 miles away, so there is no typical first-snow date to plan around.
Where these figures come from
ZIP 97444 is 4 miles from Gold Beach Rs, OR, which stands at 50 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 97444 in zone 9b, the band where the coldest night of the year averaged 25 to 30°F (-3.9 to -1.1°C) over 1991–2020; a zone describes winter lows, not frost dates.
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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