When to plant in Rainbow, CA
Planting dates worked out from Rainbow's own frost records, not a generic zone chart.
Frost is rare in Rainbow: in 16 of the last 16 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: Target Range California · 20.1 km away · station 280 m, town 318 m. How we match towns to stations
Rainbow'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
See the data as a table
| Year | Frost-free days |
|---|---|
| 1993 | 363 |
| 1994 | 363 |
| 1995 | 363 |
| 1996 | 363 |
| 1998 | 363 |
| 2000 | 363 |
| 2002 | 363 |
| 2004 | 363 |
| 2005 | 363 |
| 2006 | 363 |
| 2007 | 363 |
| 2008 | 363 |
| 2009 | 363 |
| 2010 | 363 |
Each year's average temperature, April to SeptemberLong-term trend
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| Year | Growing-season temperature |
|---|---|
| 1993 | 20.4 °C |
| 1994 | 19.6 °C |
| 1995 | 19.1 °C |
| 1996 | 20.4 °C |
| 1997 | 20.5 °C |
| 1998 | 18.8 °C |
| 1999 | 18.5 °C |
| 2000 | 19.9 °C |
| 2002 | 18.6 °C |
| 2005 | 19.1 °C |
| 2006 | 20.3 °C |
| 2007 | 19.3 °C |
| 2008 | 20.0 °C |
| 2009 | 20.0 °C |
| 2010 | 18.1 °C |
What this means for you: This station's record is too short to show a reliable trend yet.
Source: daily records from Target Range California (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.