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When to plant in Beverly Hills, CA

USDA Zone 10b

Beverly Hills, California frost dates, USDA zone, and a full-year planting calendar, drawn from the nearest NOAA station and tuned to the local season.

Beverly Hills enjoys a long ~358-day frost-free season — you can succession-sow, fit in a second crop, and grow long-season heat-lovers with room to spare. Zone 10b is warm enough that Beverly Hills can grow subtropical perennials, and the short (or absent) frost period barely limits the annual calendar.

Station · BURBANK VALLEY PUMP PLT · 13.0 km
Last spring frost
January 2
50% chance · 32°F
First fall frost
December 26
50% chance · 32°F
Growing season
358 days
frost-free
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Frost calendar for Beverly HillsA year-band showing 32°F frost risk from January to December for Beverly Hills: last spring frost around January 2, first fall frost around December 26, about 358 frost-free days between.
Shaded months carry frost risk; the clear span is the average frost-free season.

Frost probability

BURBANK VALLEY PUMP PLT · 1991–2020

The date the last spring and first fall frost occur, by threshold and probability. A 90% date is later in spring — and earlier in fall — than a 10% date; the 50% · 32°F row is what most gardeners plan around. These are Beverly Hills’s own odds, recorded at BURBANK VALLEY PUMP PLT.

Frost-probability curves for Beverly HillsProbability of the last spring frost and first fall frost by date at 32°F. The last spring frost is most likely around January 2 and the first fall frost around December 26, giving about 358 frost-free days.
Last spring frostFirst fall frostbold = 32°F · thin = 28°F / 36°F · dot = 50% date · band = 10–90% window
ThresholdSPRING 10%SPRING 50%SPRING 90%FALL 10%FALL 50%FALL 90%
36°FMar 10Feb 5Dec 31Nov 23Dec 12Jan 3
32°FJan 31Jan 2Dec 11Dec 5Dec 26Jan 18

Download this table as CSV ↓ — every threshold and probability, plus this city’s planting-window dates.

What to plant now

TODAY · JULY 19

Nothing new to sow or transplant outdoors in the next few weeks — a seasonal lull. Check the full-year calendar below for the next window.

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Full-year planting calendar

Start indoorsTransplantDirect sowFall sow

Each bar is the exact window to take a planting action in Beverly Hills, drawn to the day from the local frost dates. The dashed line is today.

Nearby weather stations

3 within 17 km · complete 32°F normals

When stations disagree by more than a few days, that spread is real microclimate variation — elevation, water, urban heat. Judge which station best matches your own yard.

BURBANK VALLEY PUMP PLT
Primary
13 km · 200 m elevation
SPRING
Jan 2
FALL
Dec 26
BURBANK GLENDALE PASADENA AP
14 km · 226 m elevation
SPRING
Dec 31
FALL
Dec 28
VAN NUYS AP
17 km · 235 m elevation
SPRING
Dec 31
FALL
Dec 30

Beverly Hills planting FAQ

When is the last spring frost in Beverly Hills, CA?

On average, the last spring frost in Beverly Hills is around January 2 (50% probability at 32°F, from 1991–2020 NOAA normals). Wait until after this date to set out tender plants like tomatoes and peppers.

When is the first fall frost in Beverly Hills, CA?

Expect Beverly Hills's first fall frost near December 26 — a 50% chance of 32°F by that date. Bring in or cover tender crops ahead of it.

What hardiness zone is Beverly Hills in?

Beverly Hills is in USDA hardiness zone 10b. In zone 10b, winters are mild — many tender perennials overwinter here.

How long is the growing season in Beverly Hills?

There are roughly 358 frost-free days in Beverly Hills (a long growing season), running from the average last frost around January 2 to the first fall frost near December 26.

When should I plant tomatoes in Beverly Hills?

In Beverly Hills, start tomato seeds indoors around November 7–November 21, then transplant seedlings outdoors around January 9 once the danger of frost has passed.

Planting reminders

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Nearby cities

8 within reach

Frost dates recorded at BURBANK VALLEY PUMP PLT, 13 km from the city center · 1991–2020 NOAA climate normals · zone from the USDA/PRISM 2023 map. How we compute this.

Cite this page
BlissGarden. "When to Plant in Beverly Hills, CA — Frost Dates & Zone 10b." Frost normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, station USC00041194. Retrieved from https://blissgarden.com/california/beverly-hills.
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