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Last and first frost dates in Mexicali

Mexico

Mexicali had no frost in 2016–2025, so crops are planted by warmth and rain rather than by frost dates.

Last spring frostnone in ten years
First autumn frostnone in ten years

Median of 2016–2025 for the 25 km grid cell of the city: the last day at or below 0 °C in spring and the first in autumn (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo). In a cold year a frost can come a week or two later — Greenly warns 48 hours ahead.

There is no frost season here: crops are planted by warmth and rain rather than by frost dates.

When the soil warms up in Mexicali

The day the top 7 cm of soil first averages each temperature over a week, median of 2016–2025 (ERA5 via Open-Meteo).

SoilDate
5 °Calready in the first week of January
10 °Calready in the first week of January
15 °C16 January
18 °C13 February

Frost dates near Mexicali

Of the nearest cities on our list, the last spring frost ends earliest in Riverside (12 January) and latest in Ensenada (16 February).

CityDistanceLast spring frostFirst autumn frost
Yuma83 km——
Ensenada137 km16 February14 December
Tijuana150 km——
San Diego160 km——
Riverside233 km12 January19 December

Seeds, seedlings and markets in Mexicali

Within 15 km of Mexicali OpenStreetMap lists 2 garden centres, 1 plant nursery and 4 markets (collected 27 October 2026). The nearest garden centre to the city centre is Eden Viveros Garden Center, 4 km away.

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Weather in Mexicali by month

Average weather in Mexicali over 2016–2025: the warmest month is July. Months that average 20 °C or more by day: January–December (21.7–44.6 °C). Months that average 30 °C or more by day: April–October (33.2–44.6 °C). No month averages below 0 °C at night; the coldest nights, in January, average 8 °C. About 75 mm of rain falls in a year, on 15 days; September is the wettest month (12 mm) and June the driest (0 mm).

MonthDay, °CNight, °CRain, mmRainy days
January21.78112
February24.69.792
March27.712.872
April33.216.531
May36.319.410
June42.324.400
July44.628.831
August43.828.791
September39.924.6122
October34.318.241
November26.912.471
December22.18.592

Average of the daily highs and lows, rain per month and days with at least 1 mm (ERA5 via Open-Meteo, the same grid cell as the frost dates).