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 94028
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts ZIP 94028 in zone 9b (the coldest night of a typical year: 25 to 30°F).
The nearest station, Woodside, CA, is 4 miles from the ZIP's center: its last spring frost comes after February 25 in half of years and after April 11 in one year in ten.
| Station | Distance | Elevation | Last frost (median) | 1 in 10 after | First frost (median) | Hardiness zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodside, CAWoodside Fire Station 1 | 4 mi | 380 ft | February 25 | April 11 | November 25 | – |
| Skyline Ridge Preserve, CA | 5 mi | 2,270 ft | March 21 | April 28 | December 15 | – |
| Palo Alto, CA | 6 mi | 25 ft | February 1 | March 4 | December 7 | – |
| Redwood City, CA | 7 mi | 31 ft | January 17 | February 16 | December 12 | 9b |
| San Gregorio (2 mi SE), CA | 9 mi | 275 ft | March 2 | April 15 | November 25 | – |
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 Woodside
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) | May 3 | April 18 | April 10 | March 16 | November 7 | October 16 |
| 32°F | April 11 | March 13 | February 25 | January 14 | November 25 | November 3 |
| 28°F (hard freeze) | February 17 | January 29 | January 13 | December 15 | December 12 | November 21 |
| 24°F | January 22 | January 6 | December 31 | December 10 | December 24 | December 4 |
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.