Frost dates in Downey, California
Frost is rare
At Los Angeles Dwtn Usc Campus, NOAA puts the chance of any 32°F night in a year at 0%.
Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, station Los Angeles Dwtn Usc Campus (USW00093134), 9.8 miles from Downey, elevation 230 ft. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. These are long-term averages, not a forecast.
This station is also the nearest one for Bell, Bell Gardens, Commerce, Cudahy, Huntington Park, Maywood and South Gate, so their frost dates are the same as Downey's.
| Chance in a year | Average last in spring | Average first in fall | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Light frost (36°F) | 1 years in 10 | — | — |
| Frost (32°F) | Under 1 year in 20 | — | — |
| Hard freeze (28°F) | Under 1 year in 20 | — | — |
Nights at 32°F or colder in an average year: 0.0
What to plant now in Downey
USDA's planting table covers places whose average last freeze is between January 30 and June 10, and whose first freeze is between August 30 and December 20. Downey's frost dates fall outside it (frost is rare here), so we don't give planting dates for it.
Planting dates: USDA Home and Garden Bulletin No. 9 (1967), “Suburban and Farm Vegetable Gardens,” tables 4 and 5. How we match the table.
Nearby in California
- El Monte 11 mi · last frost Jan 4
- Long Beach 11 mi · last frost Jan 9
- Inglewood 12 mi · frost rare
- Pasadena 15 mi · last frost Jan 8
- Culver City 16 mi · frost rare