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 92672
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts ZIP 92672 in zone 10b (the coldest night of a typical year: 35 to 40°F).
The nearest station, Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Air Station, CA, is 11 miles from the ZIP's center: its last spring frost comes after February 16 in half of years and after March 18 in one year in ten.
| Station | Distance | Elevation | Last frost (median) | 1 in 10 after | First frost (median) | Hardiness zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Air Station, CA | 11 mi | 75 ft | February 16 | March 18 | December 8 | – |
| Oceanside, CAOceanside Municipal Airport | 15 mi | 28 ft | January 23 | February 22 | December 11 | 9b |
| Laguna Beach, CA | 19 mi | 44 ft | January 6 | February 11 | January 2 | – |
| Vista, CA | 19 mi | 430 ft | January 30 | March 16 | January 7 | 10a |
| Fallbrook, CA5 mi NE | 20 mi | 1,140 ft | February 2 | February 24 | January 30 | – |
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 Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Air Station
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 11 | March 27 | March 12 | February 7 | November 21 | November 3 |
| 32°F | March 18 | February 28 | February 16 | December 31 | December 8 | November 21 |
| 28°F (hard freeze) | February 26 | February 6 | January 11 | December 13 | December 22 | December 2 |
| 24°F | February 15 | January 13 | December 30 | December 9 | December 27 | December 9 |
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.