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 95762
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts ZIP 95762 in zone 9b (the coldest night of a typical year: 25 to 30°F).
The nearest station, Placerville, CA, is 13 miles from the ZIP's center: its last spring frost comes after March 31 in half of years and after April 23 in one year in ten.
| Station | Distance | Elevation | Last frost (median) | 1 in 10 after | First frost (median) | Hardiness zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Placerville, CA | 13 mi | 1,850 ft | March 31 | April 23 | November 21 | – |
| Auburn, CA | 15 mi | 1,292 ft | February 25 | April 7 | December 5 | – |
| Sacramento (5 mi ESE), CA | 21 mi | 38 ft | January 12 | February 8 | December 16 | 10a |
| Georgetown, CAGeorgetown Ranger Station | 22 mi | 3,001 ft | April 12 | May 10 | November 21 | – |
| Sutter Hill Fire Station, CA | 26 mi | 1,586 ft | March 4 | April 8 | December 11 | – |
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 Placerville
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 14 | April 30 | April 23 | April 6 | November 6 | October 17 |
| 32°F | April 23 | April 11 | March 31 | February 24 | November 21 | November 1 |
| 28°F (hard freeze) | March 21 | February 28 | February 15 | January 14 | December 5 | November 19 |
| 24°F | February 21 | February 1 | January 15 | December 19 | December 18 | 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.