Frost dates · California
When is the first frost in Sacramento?
In a typical year, Sacramento’s first frost comes around December 2 and its last around February 2.
One year in ten the first frost comes as early as November 16, and nine years in ten it has arrived by January 2. One year in ten the last frost is over as early as January 2, and nine years in ten it is over by March 5. Sacramento averages about 15 nights a year at 32°F or colder, with about 301 frost-free days in between in a typical year. The first frost here usually comes in about 18 days. That makes it the 6th latest first frost of the 117 cities we track where it freezes most years.
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No freeze in the forecast for the next 48 hours.
Sacramento freezes on about 15 nights a year, mostly when the valley fog gets ideas.
Live 48-hour check from OpenWeatherMap, refreshed about every half hour. Alerts from the National Weather Service.
Frost dates, early, typical and late years
| Early year (1 in 10) | Typical | Late year (1 in 10) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| First frost | November 16 | December 2 | January 2 |
| Last frost | January 2 | February 2 | March 5 |
A frost date here is a night when the official thermometer reads 32°F or colder. Frost on the ground can show up on clear, calm nights a few degrees milder.
Cities with about the same first frost
- Savannah, Georgia: first frost around November 30
- San Antonio, Texas: first frost around November 28
- Charleston, South Carolina: first frost around November 27
Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991 to 2020, station USW00023232.