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When to plant in Oak Park, CA

USDA Zone 10b

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

With about 325 frost-free days, Oak Park supports back-to-back plantings; stagger sowings every few weeks to keep beds productive spring through fall. These dates come from a station roughly 18 km away, the closest with full normals; terrain around Oak Park (elevation, water, pavement) can move your real frost dates a few days either way. In zone 10b, frost is a minor factor for Oak Park — most perennials thrive, and annual vegetables can go out early and stay late.

Station · WOODLAND HILLS PIERCE COLLEGE · 17.7 km
Last spring frost
January 24
50% chance · 32°F
First fall frost
December 15
50% chance · 32°F
Growing season
325 days
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Frost calendar for Oak ParkA year-band showing 32°F frost risk from January to December for Oak Park: last spring frost around January 24, first fall frost around December 15, about 325 frost-free days between.
Shaded months carry frost risk; the clear span is the average frost-free season.

Frost probability

WOODLAND HILLS PIERCE COLLEGE · 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 Oak Park’s own odds, recorded at WOODLAND HILLS PIERCE COLLEGE.

Frost-probability curves for Oak ParkProbability of the last spring frost and first fall frost by date at 32°F. The last spring frost is most likely around January 24 and the first fall frost around December 15, giving about 325 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°FApr 7Mar 2Jan 30Nov 12Nov 29Dec 19
32°FMar 5Jan 24Dec 21Nov 27Dec 15Jan 26
28°FFeb 1Dec 31Dec 5Dec 1Dec 26Jan 25

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 Oak Park, drawn to the day from the local frost dates. The dashed line is today.

Nearby weather stations

3 within 26 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.

WOODLAND HILLS PIERCE COLLEGE
Primary
18 km · 241 m elevation
SPRING
Jan 24
FALL
Dec 15
NORTHRIDGE CAL STATE
23 km · 276 m elevation
SPRING
Jan 2
FALL
Jan 1
VAN NUYS AP
26 km · 235 m elevation
SPRING
Dec 31
FALL
Dec 30

Oak Park planting FAQ

When is the last spring frost in Oak Park, CA?

Oak Park's average last spring frost falls near January 24 — the 50% mark at 32°F in the 1991–2020 normals. Hold tender transplants until the risk has passed, then plant out.

When is the first fall frost in Oak Park, CA?

In Oak Park, the first 32°F freeze of fall lands around December 15 on average. Time your last harvests and any season-extension cover before it.

What hardiness zone is Oak Park in?

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

How long is the growing season in Oak Park?

Oak Park has about 325 frost-free days — a long growing season — between the average last spring frost (January 24) and first fall frost (December 15).

When should I plant tomatoes in Oak Park?

For Oak Park, sow tomatoes indoors about November 29–December 13 and move the seedlings out around January 31, after the last spring frost.

Planting reminders

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Nearby cities

8 within reach

Frost dates recorded at WOODLAND HILLS PIERCE COLLEGE, 18 km from the city center · 1991–2020 NOAA climate normals · zone from the USDA/PRISM 2023 map. How we compute this.

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BlissGarden. "When to Plant in Oak Park, CA — Frost Dates & Zone 10b." Frost normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, station USC00049785. Retrieved from https://blissgarden.com/california/oak-park.
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