When to plant in Rio Del Mar, CA
Planting dates worked out from Rio Del Mar's own frost records, not a generic zone chart.
Frost is rare in Rio Del Mar: in 6 of the last 21 springs there was none at all. Frost dates matter less here than heat, so the planting table below is left out.
Station used: Watsonville Muni Ap · 10.3 km away · station 49 m, town 44 m. How we match towns to stations
Rio Del Mar'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 |
|---|---|
| 2001 | Feb 8 |
| 2002 | Mar 8 |
| 2003 | Feb 8 |
| 2004 | Jan 4 |
| 2006 | Feb 21 |
| 2007 | Jan 23 |
| 2009 | Mar 10 |
| 2011 | Feb 27 |
| 2012 | Jan 18 |
| 2013 | Feb 20 |
| 2015 | Jan 3 |
| 2017 | Jan 25 |
| 2018 | Feb 28 |
| 2019 | Feb 23 |
| 2020 | Feb 5 |
| 2021 | Jan 26 |
| 2022 | Feb 26 |
| 2023 | Mar 27 |
| 2024 | Jan 12 |
Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend
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| Year | Frost-free days |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 363 |
| 2001 | 325 |
| 2002 | 297 |
| 2003 | 287 |
| 2004 | 328 |
| 2005 | 348 |
| 2006 | 280 |
| 2007 | 319 |
| 2008 | 346 |
| 2009 | 270 |
| 2010 | 326 |
| 2011 | 279 |
| 2012 | 334 |
| 2013 | 286 |
| 2014 | 363 |
| 2015 | 327 |
| 2016 | 350 |
| 2017 | 313 |
| 2018 | 303 |
| 2019 | 310 |
| 2020 | 296 |
| 2021 | 318 |
| 2022 | 276 |
| 2023 | 278 |
| 2024 | 352 |
Each year's average temperature, April to SeptemberLong-term trend
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| Year | Growing-season temperature |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 15.0 °C |
| 2000 | 16.0 °C |
| 2001 | 15.6 °C |
| 2002 | 15.5 °C |
| 2003 | 16.3 °C |
| 2004 | 16.8 °C |
| 2005 | 15.8 °C |
| 2006 | 15.9 °C |
| 2007 | 15.8 °C |
| 2008 | 15.9 °C |
| 2009 | 16.1 °C |
| 2010 | 15.3 °C |
| 2011 | 15.7 °C |
| 2012 | 15.6 °C |
| 2013 | 16.5 °C |
| 2014 | 17.6 °C |
| 2015 | 17.6 °C |
| 2016 | 16.1 °C |
| 2017 | 16.6 °C |
| 2018 | 15.6 °C |
| 2019 | 17.1 °C |
| 2020 | 16.7 °C |
| 2021 | 16.3 °C |
| 2022 | 16.2 °C |
| 2023 | 15.5 °C |
| 2024 | 16.2 °C |
What this means for you: This station's record is too short to show a reliable trend yet.
Source: daily records from Watsonville Muni Ap (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.