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 94805
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts ZIP 94805 in zone 10a (the coldest night of a typical year: 30 to 35°F).
The nearest station, Richmond, CA, is 3 miles from the ZIP's center: a night at 32°F or colder comes there in only 22% of years, and NOAA's median date of the last spring frost is January 4.
| Station | Distance | Elevation | Last frost (median) | 1 in 10 after | First frost (median) | Hardiness zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond, CA | 3 mi | 20 ft | January 4 | January 26 | January 2 | – |
| Berkeley, CA | 6 mi | 310 ft | January 3 | February 14 | January 1 | 10a |
| Kentfield, CA | 12 mi | 145 ft | January 16 | February 25 | December 18 | 10a |
| San Rafael, CASan Rafael Civic Center | 12 mi | 120 ft | January 11 | February 25 | December 21 | 10a |
| Martinez, CAMartinez Water Treatment Plant | 12 mi | 40 ft | February 28 | April 5 | November 22 | 9b |
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 Richmond
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) | February 23 | January 30 | January 17 | December 22 | December 24 | December 2 |
| 32°F | January 26 | January 14 | January 4 | December 14 | January 2 | December 11 |
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.