When to plant in Maxwell, CA
Planting dates worked out from Maxwell's own frost records, not a generic zone chart.
Frost is rare in Maxwell: in 3 of the last 19 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
Mar 2
1 year in 10 has a later frost
Average last frost
Jan 29
about a 50% chance of a later one
Average first fall frost
Dec 12
1 year in 10 by Nov 29
Frost-free days
326
median, 1991–2020
Station used: Sacramento Nwr California · 15.7 km away · station 37 m, town 28 m. How we match towns to stations
Maxwell'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 |
|---|---|
| 2002 | Mar 8 |
| 2003 | Feb 9 |
| 2004 | Jan 4 |
| 2006 | Feb 21 |
| 2007 | Jan 26 |
| 2008 | Apr 20 |
| 2009 | Feb 10 |
| 2011 | Feb 27 |
| 2012 | Jan 17 |
| 2013 | Jan 17 |
| 2014 | Feb 5 |
| 2015 | Jan 2 |
| 2016 | Jan 2 |
| 2018 | Feb 28 |
| 2019 | Jan 2 |
| 2020 | Jan 15 |
| 2021 | Jan 26 |
| 2022 | Feb 26 |
| 2023 | Feb 16 |
Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend
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| Year | Frost-free days |
|---|---|
| 2002 | 297 |
| 2003 | 320 |
| 2004 | 329 |
| 2005 | 337 |
| 2006 | 281 |
| 2007 | 308 |
| 2008 | 237 |
| 2009 | 298 |
| 2010 | 326 |
| 2011 | 281 |
| 2012 | 335 |
| 2013 | 320 |
| 2014 | 328 |
| 2015 | 326 |
| 2016 | 337 |
| 2017 | 354 |
| 2018 | 305 |
| 2019 | 330 |
| 2020 | 342 |
| 2021 | 338 |
| 2022 | 266 |
| 2023 | 317 |
| 2024 | 363 |
Each year's average temperature, April to SeptemberLong-term trend
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| Year | Growing-season temperature |
|---|---|
| 2002 | 22.1 °C |
| 2003 | 22.1 °C |
| 2004 | 22.4 °C |
| 2005 | 21.7 °C |
| 2006 | 22.4 °C |
| 2007 | 21.8 °C |
| 2008 | 22.1 °C |
| 2009 | 22.2 °C |
| 2010 | 20.8 °C |
| 2011 | 21.2 °C |
| 2012 | 22.2 °C |
| 2013 | 22.4 °C |
| 2014 | 23.1 °C |
| 2015 | 22.5 °C |
| 2016 | 22.7 °C |
| 2017 | 23.3 °C |
| 2018 | 22.3 °C |
| 2019 | 22.5 °C |
| 2020 | 23.2 °C |
| 2021 | 23.6 °C |
| 2022 | 23.2 °C |
| 2023 | 22.1 °C |
| 2024 | 23.3 °C |
What this means for you: This station's record is too short to show a reliable trend yet.
Source: daily records from Sacramento Nwr California (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.