When to plant in Del Monte Forest, CA
Planting dates worked out from Del Monte Forest's own frost records, not a generic zone chart.
Frost is rare in Del Monte Forest: in 16 of the last 22 springs there was none at all. Frost dates matter less here than heat, so the planting table below is left out.
Safe to plant out
Jan 16
1 year in 10 has a later frost
Average last frost
Jan 5
about a 50% chance of a later one
Average first fall frost
Dec 26
1 year in 10 by Dec 16
Frost-free days
362
median, 1991–2020
Station used: Monterey Peninsul Ap · 8.8 km away · station 49 m, town 63 m. How we match towns to stations
Del Monte Forest's weather over time
How the growing season has shifted here, year by year, from the station's own records.
Each year's last spring frostLong-term trend
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| Year | Last spring frost |
|---|---|
| 1970 | Jan 5 |
| 1971 | Jan 8 |
| 1973 | Jan 7 |
| 1975 | Jan 30 |
| 1976 | Jan 29 |
| 2002 | Jan 31 |
| 2007 | Jan 16 |
| 2009 | Jan 4 |
| 2012 | Jan 18 |
| 2013 | Jan 14 |
| 2017 | Jan 6 |
Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend
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| Year | Frost-free days |
|---|---|
| 1970 | 359 |
| 1971 | 356 |
| 1975 | 334 |
| 1999 | 348 |
| 2000 | 362 |
| 2001 | 363 |
| 2002 | 333 |
| 2003 | 363 |
| 2004 | 363 |
| 2005 | 363 |
| 2006 | 363 |
| 2007 | 348 |
| 2008 | 363 |
| 2009 | 338 |
| 2010 | 363 |
| 2011 | 356 |
| 2012 | 346 |
| 2013 | 324 |
| 2014 | 363 |
| 2015 | 359 |
| 2016 | 350 |
| 2017 | 358 |
| 2018 | 363 |
| 2019 | 363 |
| 2021 | 363 |
| 2022 | 363 |
| 2023 | 363 |
| 2024 | 363 |
Each year's average temperature, April to SeptemberLong-term trend
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| Year | Growing-season temperature |
|---|---|
| 1969 | 14.2 °C |
| 1970 | 13.9 °C |
| 1971 | 15.0 °C |
| 1974 | 15.5 °C |
| 1975 | 15.0 °C |
| 1998 | 14.9 °C |
| 1999 | 14.1 °C |
| 2000 | 15.0 °C |
| 2001 | 14.6 °C |
| 2002 | 14.5 °C |
| 2003 | 15.3 °C |
| 2004 | 15.6 °C |
| 2005 | 14.9 °C |
| 2006 | 15.2 °C |
| 2007 | 15.2 °C |
| 2008 | 15.2 °C |
| 2009 | 15.0 °C |
| 2010 | 14.3 °C |
| 2011 | 14.3 °C |
| 2012 | 14.3 °C |
| 2013 | 15.6 °C |
| 2014 | 16.5 °C |
| 2015 | 16.6 °C |
| 2016 | 15.2 °C |
| 2017 | 16.0 °C |
| 2018 | 15.2 °C |
| 2019 | 16.5 °C |
| 2021 | 16.6 °C |
| 2022 | 16.3 °C |
| 2023 | 14.8 °C |
| 2024 | 14.9 °C |
What this means for you: This station's record is too short to show a reliable trend yet.
Source: daily records from Monterey Peninsul Ap (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.