When to plant in Hermosa Beach, CA
Planting dates worked out from Hermosa Beach's own frost records, not a generic zone chart.
Frost is rare in Hermosa Beach: in 22 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 1
1 year in 10 has a later frost
Average last frost
Jan 1
about a 50% chance of a later one
Average first fall frost
Dec 31
1 year in 10 by Dec 31
Frost-free days
363
median, 1991–2020
Station used: Hawthorne Muni Ap · 9.2 km away · station 17 m, town 8 m. How we match towns to stations
Hermosa Beach's weather over time
How the growing season has shifted here, year by year, from the station's own records.
Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend
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| Year | Frost-free days |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 363 |
| 2000 | 363 |
| 2001 | 363 |
| 2002 | 363 |
| 2003 | 363 |
| 2004 | 363 |
| 2005 | 363 |
| 2006 | 363 |
| 2007 | 363 |
| 2008 | 363 |
| 2009 | 363 |
| 2010 | 363 |
| 2011 | 363 |
| 2012 | 363 |
| 2013 | 363 |
| 2014 | 363 |
| 2015 | 363 |
| 2016 | 363 |
| 2017 | 363 |
| 2018 | 363 |
| 2019 | 363 |
| 2020 | 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 |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 18.3 °C |
| 2000 | 20.4 °C |
| 2001 | 18.9 °C |
| 2002 | 19.0 °C |
| 2003 | 19.3 °C |
| 2004 | 20.3 °C |
| 2005 | 19.8 °C |
| 2006 | 20.9 °C |
| 2007 | 20.9 °C |
| 2008 | 21.1 °C |
| 2009 | 19.3 °C |
| 2010 | 18.8 °C |
| 2011 | 19.3 °C |
| 2012 | 20.1 °C |
| 2013 | 20.3 °C |
| 2014 | 21.4 °C |
| 2015 | 21.6 °C |
| 2016 | 20.7 °C |
| 2017 | 20.8 °C |
| 2018 | 20.8 °C |
| 2019 | 20.4 °C |
| 2020 | 20.7 °C |
| 2021 | 19.8 °C |
| 2022 | 21.6 °C |
| 2023 | 21.0 °C |
| 2024 | 19.8 °C |
What this means for you: This station's record is too short to show a reliable trend yet.
Source: daily records from Hawthorne Muni Ap (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.