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Car Battery Cold-Start in California

In California, local car battery deadlines run from Jan 1 to Dec 31, with a median around Dec 23 — a spread of weeks that a single statewide date would miss. Find your city below; each links to local freeze odds, a live 10-day outlook, and a checklist.

Frost-covered car with headlights on during a freezing morning — cold weather exposes weak car batteries — California deadlines city by city
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Notable cities

All California cities

CityLocal deadlineMedian first 28°F
San BernardinoJan 1Jan 1View →Checklist
Moreno ValleyJan 1Jan 1View →Checklist
RedlandsJan 1Jan 1View →Checklist
HighlandJan 1Jan 1View →Checklist
ColtonJan 1Jan 1View →Checklist
YucaipaJan 1Jan 1View →Checklist
VallejoJan 2Jan 2View →Checklist
San Luis ObispoJan 6Jan 6View →Checklist
San RamonJan 16Jan 16View →Checklist
DanvilleJan 16Jan 16View →Checklist
LancasterNov 10Nov 10View →Checklist
VictorvilleNov 24Nov 24View →Checklist
Apple ValleyNov 24Nov 24View →Checklist
PalmdaleDec 1Dec 1View →Checklist
ChicoDec 3Dec 3View →Checklist
ReddingDec 7Dec 7View →Checklist
PetalumaDec 9Dec 9View →Checklist
Rohnert ParkDec 9Dec 9View →Checklist
MartinezDec 9Dec 9View →Checklist
VacavilleDec 10Dec 10View →Checklist
MaderaDec 10Dec 10View →Checklist
TracyDec 11Dec 11View →Checklist
MercedDec 11Dec 11View →Checklist
GilroyDec 12Dec 12View →Checklist
Morgan HillDec 12Dec 12View →Checklist
HesperiaDec 14Dec 14View →Checklist
HanfordDec 14Dec 14View →Checklist
Santa RosaDec 16Dec 16View →Checklist
Elk GroveDec 16Dec 16View →Checklist
MantecaDec 16Dec 16View →Checklist
West SacramentoDec 16Dec 16View →Checklist
LivermoreDec 18Dec 18View →Checklist
PleasantonDec 18Dec 18View →Checklist
DavisDec 18Dec 18View →Checklist
WoodlandDec 18Dec 18View →Checklist
DublinDec 18Dec 18View →Checklist
SalinasDec 19Dec 19View →Checklist
NapaDec 19Dec 19View →Checklist
DelanoDec 19Dec 19View →Checklist
CampbellDec 19Dec 19View →Checklist
BakersfieldDec 20Dec 20View →Checklist
LodiDec 20Dec 20View →Checklist
ModestoDec 21Dec 21View →Checklist
HemetDec 21Dec 21View →Checklist
CeresDec 21Dec 21View →Checklist
San JacintoDec 21Dec 21View →Checklist
BeaumontDec 21Dec 21View →Checklist
Palo AltoDec 22Dec 22View →Checklist
RocklinDec 22Dec 22View →Checklist
LincolnDec 22Dec 22View →Checklist
StocktonDec 23Dec 23View →Checklist
OceansideDec 23Dec 23View →Checklist
ConcordDec 23Dec 23View →Checklist
CarlsbadDec 23Dec 23View →Checklist
PortervilleDec 23Dec 23View →Checklist
FresnoDec 24Dec 24View →Checklist
FairfieldDec 24Dec 24View →Checklist
ClovisDec 24Dec 24View →Checklist
TurlockDec 24Dec 24View →Checklist
Yuba CityDec 24Dec 24View →Checklist
San RafaelDec 24Dec 24View →Checklist
SacramentoDec 25Dec 25View →Checklist
VisaliaDec 25Dec 25View →Checklist
RosevilleDec 25Dec 25View →Checklist
Citrus HeightsDec 25Dec 25View →Checklist
FolsomDec 25Dec 25View →Checklist
Rancho CordovaDec 25Dec 25View →Checklist
TulareDec 25Dec 25View →Checklist
Simi ValleyDec 26Dec 26View →Checklist
Santa MonicaDec 26Dec 26View →Checklist
Redwood CityDec 26Dec 26View →Checklist
WatsonvilleDec 26Dec 26View →Checklist
Santa MariaDec 27Dec 27View →Checklist
MenifeeDec 27Dec 27View →Checklist
PerrisDec 27Dec 27View →Checklist
Santa CruzDec 27Dec 27View →Checklist
Lake ElsinoreDec 27Dec 27View →Checklist
Santa ClaraDec 28Dec 28View →Checklist
San LeandroDec 28Dec 28View →Checklist
AlamedaDec 28Dec 28View →Checklist
MilpitasDec 28Dec 28View →Checklist
RiversideDec 29Dec 29View →Checklist
FremontDec 29Dec 29View →Checklist
AntiochDec 29Dec 29View →Checklist
Union CityDec 29Dec 29View →Checklist
Walnut CreekDec 29Dec 29View →Checklist
PittsburgDec 29Dec 29View →Checklist
BrentwoodDec 29Dec 29View →Checklist
NovatoDec 29Dec 29View →Checklist
LompocDec 29Dec 29View →Checklist
OakleyDec 29Dec 29View →Checklist
CoronaDec 30Dec 30View →Checklist
El CajonDec 30Dec 30View →Checklist
VistaDec 30Dec 30View →Checklist
ChinoDec 30Dec 30View →Checklist
Chino HillsDec 30Dec 30View →Checklist
Yorba LindaDec 30Dec 30View →Checklist
La MesaDec 30Dec 30View →Checklist
SanteeDec 30Dec 30View →Checklist
EastvaleDec 30Dec 30View →Checklist
SunnyvaleDec 31Dec 31View →Checklist
Mountain ViewDec 31Dec 31View →Checklist
CupertinoDec 31Dec 31View →Checklist
El CentroDec 31Dec 31View →Checklist
CalexicoDec 31Dec 31View →Checklist
NovDecJanFebLancasterNov 10VictorvilleNov 24Apple ValleyNov 24PalmdaleDec 1ChicoDec 3ReddingDec 7PetalumaDec 9Rohnert ParkDec 9San BernardinoJan 1Moreno ValleyJan 1RedlandsJan 1HighlandJan 1ColtonJan 1YucaipaJan 1VallejoJan 2San Luis ObispoJan 6San RamonJan 16DanvilleJan 16

Local car battery cold-start deadlines for California cities — built from each city’s own NOAA station, not one statewide date.

Car Battery Cold-Start in California: related searches

California homeowners search for: car battery cold weather, cold cranking amps (CCA), and "car battery cold-start near me" — every city page below answers those with local NOAA dates.

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Back to the national Car Battery Cold-Start guide, or see the methodology. You can also compare how the car battery cold-start window shifts in Arkansas and Colorado.

Data: NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals; live outlook by Open-Meteo. Last updated: July 25, 2026.