Frost dates by ZIP code: The nearest NOAA stations to your ZIP, 1991-2020 normals
Enter a five-digit ZIP code. PlainClimate finds its center (Census Bureau 2024) and the five nearest NOAA stations with frost dates, and shows each station's last spring and first autumn 32°F dates with its distance and elevation.
Frost dates near ZIP 90401
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts ZIP 90401 in zone 11a (the coldest night of a typical year: 40 to 45°F).
The nearest station, Woodland Hills Pierce College, CA, is 12 miles from the ZIP's center: its last spring frost comes after January 24 in half of years and after March 5 in one year in ten. By the USDA's method its plant hardiness zone is 9b.
| Station | Distance | Elevation | Last frost (median) | 1 in 10 after | First frost (median) | Hardiness zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodland Hills Pierce College, CA | 12 mi | 790 ft | January 24 | March 5 | December 15 | 9b |
| Van Nuys Airport, CA | 13 mi | 770 ft | December 31 | January 27 | December 30 | 10a |
| Burbank Valley Pump Plant, CA | 14 mi | 655 ft | January 2 | January 31 | December 26 | 10a |
| Burbank, CABurbank Glendale Pasadena Airport | 15 mi | 741 ft | December 31 | January 15 | December 28 | 10a |
| Northridge Cal State, CA | 16 mi | 904 ft | January 2 | January 27 | January 1 | – |
Frost comes later in spring at higher and colder stations and earlier in low, open ground: prefer a station at a similar elevation to yours. Hardiness zone in the table: the USDA's rule (the average of each year's coldest night, 1991-2020) applied to the station's own record.
Every frost threshold at Woodland Hills Pierce College
NOAA publishes the dates for several temperatures and odds. A 30% spring date means a 3-in-10 chance of a later frost (the convention almanacs use); 50% is the median; 10% the cautious date.
| Threshold | Spring, 10% | Spring, 30% | Spring, 50% | Spring, 90% | Autumn, 50% | Autumn, 10% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36°F (light frost) | April 7 | March 15 | March 2 | January 30 | November 29 | November 12 |
| 32°F | March 5 | February 12 | January 24 | December 21 | December 15 | November 27 |
| 28°F (hard freeze) | February 1 | January 11 | December 31 | December 5 | December 26 | December 1 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals; ZIP centers: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026. Autumn 10%: one year in ten has its first frost before this date.