What planting zone is Oxnard, CA?

Oxnard is in USDA plant hardiness zone 10b (average annual extreme minimum temperature 35 to 40°F), from the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map.

What is the weather like in Oxnard?

In Oxnard, CA the warmest month is August (avg high 73.5°F) and the coldest is January (avg low 46.1°F). It averages about 12.9″ of precipitation a year.

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Oxnard, CA Planting Calendar & Frost Dates

USDA hardiness zone 10b · ZIP 93030 · elevation 11′ · NOAA & USDA data

Oxnard sits in USDA zone 10b and is effectively frost-free — you can grow something outdoors year-round. The warmest month is August (avg high 73.5°F) and the coolest is January (avg low 46.1°F). Time plantings by the hot vs. cool season rather than by frost: grow heat-loving crops through the warm months and cool-season greens in the mild winter. The wettest month is February (3.3″).

Hardiness zone

10b

min temp 35 to 40°F

Frost

Frost-free

grow year-round

Warmest month

August

avg high 73.5°F

Month-by-month typical weather in Oxnard

Average conditions from the NOAA/NCEI 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals at Oxnard Ventura Co Ap, CA (1.8 mi away). Temperatures °F, precipitation & snow in inches.

Month	Avg high	Avg low	Mean	Precip (in)	Snow (in)
January	65.9	46.1	56	2.9	–
February	65.4	47.7	56.6	3.3	–
March	65.6	49.3	57.4	2.3	–
April	66.6	50.5	58.5	0.7	–
May	68	54.3	61.2	0.3	–
June	69.5	57.9	63.7	0.1	–
July	72.9	60.6	66.7	0	–
August	73.5	60.6	67.1	0	–
September	73.5	59.7	66.6	0.1	–
October	73.5	55.4	64.5	0.5	–
November	70	50.1	60.1	0.7	–
December	65.9	46.9	56.4	2.1	–

What to plant when in Oxnard

Oxnard is frost-free, so there's no last-frost date to time from. Grow cool-season crops (lettuce, peas, broccoli, carrots) in the cooler months and warm-season crops (tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash) through the warm season.

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Soil thermometer →Know when the ground is warm enough to sow — the honest signal, not the calendar.Seed-starting trays + dome →Start tomatoes & peppers indoors on the schedule below.Seedling heat mat →Warms the soil for faster, more even germination indoors.Floating row cover / frost cloth →Buys you 4–8°F to beat an early or late frost.Raised garden bed kit →Warms and drains faster in spring than in-ground soil.Garden gloves →Basic kit for transplant day.

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Sources & method. Hardiness zone: 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University). Frost dates & growing season: NOAA/NCEI 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, nearest station with published freeze normals — Camarillo Ap, CA, 5.3 mi (confidence: high). Monthly weather normals: Oxnard Ventura Co Ap, CA, 1.8 mi (confidence: high). ZIP centroid from U.S. Census 2023 ZCTA data. Frost dates are the 50%-probability date — half of years frost occurs outside the stated date. Nothing here is invented; where the nearest station is far, we say so. Last updated 2026-07-22.