Cerritos, CA frost dates
Last spring frostRaremost years have none
First fall frostRaremost years have none
Hardiness zone10aZone 10a
Gardening where frost is rare
Cerritos, CA rarely or never drops to freezing, so the usual "plant after the last frost" rule doesn't apply. Heat and rainfall decide the seasons instead:
- Cool-season crops (lettuce, broccoli, peas, carrots) grow best from fall through late winter.
- Warm-season crops (tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash) do best planted in late winter to spring, and again in late summer for a fall crop — midsummer heat can stop tomatoes setting fruit.
- Heat lovers (okra, sweet potatoes, melons) can be planted through spring and early summer.
How Cerritos compares
- Cerritos shares its weather station with Norwalk, CA, 4 km away, so the two have the same frost dates.
About these dates
Based on 1991–2020 NOAA climate normals for the Fullerton Muni Ap, CA weather station, 8 km away (elevation 95 ft (29 m)).
Frost dates near Cerritos
- Artesia rare frost
- La Palma rare frost
- Hawaiian Gardens rare frost
- Norwalk rare frost
- Bellflower rare frost
- Cypress rare frost
- Buena Park rare frost
- La Mirada rare frost
- Los Alamitos rare frost
- Lakewood rare frost
Frequently asked questions
When is the last frost in Cerritos, CA?
In most years Cerritos, CA has no frost at all. The nearest NOAA station averages 0 nights a year at or below 32°F — too few to calculate a typical frost date.