When to plant in Victorville, CA
USDA Zone 8bVictorville, California frost dates, USDA zone, and a full-year planting calendar, drawn from the nearest NOAA station and tuned to the local season.
In zone 8b, Victorville supports a wide range of perennials year-round; the frost dates above are what set your annual vegetable timing.
The average last spring frost in Victorville is now 12 days earlier than in the 1981–2010 normals. See how frost dates are shifting nationwide →
Frost probability
VICTORVILLE · 1991–2020The 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 Victorville’s own odds, recorded at VICTORVILLE.
| Threshold | SPRING 10% | SPRING 50% | SPRING 90% | FALL 10% | FALL 50% | FALL 90% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36°F | Apr 30 | Apr 11 | Mar 22 | Oct 16 | Nov 1 | Nov 14 |
| 32°F | Apr 12 | Mar 18 | Feb 23 | Oct 27 | Nov 11 | Nov 26 |
| 28°F | Mar 19 | Feb 22 | Jan 27 | Nov 7 | Nov 24 | Dec 11 |
Download this table as CSV ↓ — every threshold and probability, plus this city’s planting-window dates.
What to plant now
TODAY · JULY 19Full-year planting calendar
Each bar is the exact window to take a planting action in Victorville, drawn to the day from the local frost dates. The dashed line is today.
Nearby weather stations
3 within 26 km · complete 32°F normalsWhen 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.
Victorville planting FAQ
When is the last spring frost in Victorville, CA?
Victorville's average last spring frost falls near March 18 — 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 Victorville, CA?
In Victorville, the first 32°F freeze of fall lands around November 11 on average. Time your last harvests and any season-extension cover before it.
What hardiness zone is Victorville in?
Victorville is in USDA hardiness zone 8b. In zone 8b, winters are mild — many tender perennials overwinter here.
How long is the growing season in Victorville?
Victorville has about 238 frost-free days — a long growing season — between the average last spring frost (March 18) and first fall frost (November 11).
When should I plant tomatoes in Victorville?
For Victorville, sow tomatoes indoors about January 21–February 4 and move the seedlings out around March 25, after the last spring frost.
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Nearby cities
8 within reach- Adelanto · 10 km
- Apple Valley · 13 km
- Hesperia · 15 km
- Phelan · 18 km
- Lake Arrowhead · 34 km
- Muscoy · 41 km
- San Bernardino · 43 km
- Lake Los Angeles · 45 km
Frost dates recorded at VICTORVILLE, 6 km from the city center · 1991–2020 NOAA climate normals · zone from the USDA/PRISM 2023 map. How we compute this.
BlissGarden. "When to Plant in Victorville, CA — Frost Dates & Zone 8b." Frost normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, station USC00049325. Retrieved from https://blissgarden.com/california/victorville.