Data: 2023 USDA zones (PRISM/OSU) · NOAA 1991–2020 normals · updated Oct 29, 2026

Planting zone for Long Beach, CA

Long Beach, CA is in USDA zones 10a to 10b across its 22 ZIP codes.

Long Beach on the zone map

Outlined: its 12 ZIP code areas · tap the map for the zone at any spot · scroll or pinch to zoom

Not the official USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map. Zones come from the 2023 USDA hardiness-zone data by the PRISM Group, Oregon State University; we re-mapped and recolored them. The official map is at planthardiness.ars.usda.gov.

Zones10a–10b30 to 40 °F

ZIP codes22

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10a 2 ZIPs 10b 20 ZIPs

Frost forecast — next 7 nights

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Frost dates

A 32 °F frost doesn't happen here in most winters. At the nearest station (NOAA station Torrance Airport, CA, elevation 89 ft) the median growing season is 365 days. When frost does come, it is a midwinter night or two; cover tender plants when a freeze is forecast.

Frost data: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

When spring arrived in 2026

In 2026, spring leaf-out near 90813 came on Jan 17 — 4 days earlier than the 1991–2020 average (Jan 21).

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The Spring Index marks the day when accumulated warmth is enough for lilac and honeysuckle to leaf out — a widely used signal that the growing season has started. Source: USA National Phenology Network, www.usanpn.org — Spring Indices, first leaf, 2026 (data as of 2026-09-08) and 30-year average 1991–2020 (CC BY 4.0).

Soil in Long Beach, CA

The soil mapped at the center of ZIP 90813 is Windfetch — loam, well drained. Much of the area is built over (urban land); this is the natural soil underneath.

TextureLoama good balance for most vegetables

pH7.2neutral; most vegetables like 6.0–7.0

DrainageWell drainednatural drainage class

Organic matter2.5%moderate

Hydrologic groupCwater soaks in slowly

Farmland classPrime farmland if irrigatedUSDA classification

Map unit: Urban land-Windfetch-Typic Haploxerolls complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes.

Soil Survey Staff, Natural Resources Conservation Service, USDA. Soil Survey Geographic (SSURGO) Database, via Soil Data Access, accessed 2026-10-29. The soil at the center point of ZIP 90813; soils change within a few hundred feet, so a home soil test (pH, nutrients) is still the best guide.

Climate in Long Beach, CA

Summer high83 °Faverage high, August

Winter low47 °Faverage low, January

Hot days23days a year at 90 °F or more

Freezing nights0nights a year at 32 °F or less

Growing degree days5,476base 50 °F — the season’s usable heat

Longest day14 h 24 mindaylight on June 21

Shortest day9 h 54 mindaylight on December 21

Onions to growIntermediateday-neutral types bulb best; long-day varieties may not bulb fully

Precipitation12 inper year, rain and melted snow

Average high and low, by month

Precipitation by month inches

NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 — temperature: Long Beach Daugherty Field, CA (4 mi away); precipitation: Long Beach Daugherty Field, CA (4 mi away). Daylight is calculated from latitude.

Questions about Long Beach

What planting zone is Long Beach, CA?

Long Beach, CA is in USDA hardiness zones 10a to 10b on the 2023 map (10a: 30 to 35 °F; 10b: 35 to 40 °F).

What kind of onions grow in Long Beach, CA?

Intermediate onions: the longest day is 14 h 24 min, so day-neutral types bulb best; long-day varieties may not bulb fully.

How much rain and snow does Long Beach, CA get?

About 12 inches of precipitation a year (NOAA 1991–2020 normals).