Frost dates in Moreno Valley, California
NOAA 1991–2020 normals for a 32 °F freeze. Low spots and the edge of town run colder than downtown.
Short answer
The average last spring frost in Moreno Valley is January 27, and the average first fall frost is December 19, from NOAA's Redlands station, 8 miles from the middle of Moreno Valley. 1 year in 10 the last frost comes after February 28, and the first one by December 1. That leaves about 326 frost-free days. Moreno Valley is in USDA planting zone 9b.
Weather stations around Moreno Valley
The first row is the date most people in Moreno Valley go by. The others show how far the dates move across the area.
| Station | Last spring frost | First fall frost | Frost-free |
|---|---|---|---|
| Redlands 8 mi away, 1,410 ft | January 27 1 in 10 after February 28 | December 19 1 in 10 by December 1 | 326 days |
| Riverside Citrus Exp 9 mi away, 986 ft | January 10 1 in 10 after February 17 | January 2 1 in 10 by December 11 | 357 days |
| Riverside Fire Stn 3 11 mi away, 840 ft | January 9 1 in 10 after February 25 | December 25 1 in 10 by December 1 | 350 days |
| Riverside Muni Airport 13 mi away, 805 ft | January 9 1 in 10 after February 21 | December 30 1 in 10 by December 5 | 355 days |
| San Jacinto 16 mi away, 1,525 ft | January 31 1 in 10 after February 28 | December 10 1 in 10 by November 22 | 313 days |
Distances are from the middle of Moreno Valley as the Census Bureau maps it. The average date is NOAA's 50% date: half of years have a later last frost, or an earlier first one. Plan by the 1-in-10 date if a freeze would cost you plants. The planting zone is the USDA 2023 zone for ZIP code 92553, at the middle of the city.
Your exact ZIP code
Moreno Valley covers a lot of ground. For the station nearest your own street, and its planting zone, type your ZIP code.
How these dates work
Frost dates come from NOAA's 1991 to 2020 Climate Normals, which work out from each weather station's daily lows how likely the last spring freeze and the first fall freeze (32 °F) are by each date. We use the station nearest the middle of your ZIP code and show its height and distance, since a station on a hill or by a lake can differ from your yard.
The average date is the 50% date: half of years have a freeze after the spring date or before the fall one. The 1-in-10 dates are NOAA's 10% dates, the ones to plan by if a late freeze would cost you plants. Within one yard, cold air pools in low spots while walls and paving hold heat, so some corners freeze before others.
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Where the numbers come from
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map, 2023. Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture
- PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University (zone data)
- NOAA NCEI, U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, annual/seasonal
- NOAA, Normals calculation methodology (frost-freeze probability dates)
- US Census Bureau, 2025 ZCTA gazetteer (ZIP code centers)
- US Census Bureau, 2025 city population estimates and place gazetteer