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Frozen Pipe Protection in California

In California, local frozen pipes deadlines run from Oct 17 to Dec 23, with a median around Dec 3 — 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.

Frozen outdoor pipe with a thick icicle after a hard freeze — protect plumbing before freezing nights arrive — California deadlines city by city
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Notable cities

All California cities

CityLocal deadlineMedian first 28°F
LancasterOct 17Nov 10View →Checklist
VictorvilleOct 27Nov 24View →Checklist
Apple ValleyOct 27Nov 24View →Checklist
ChicoNov 1Dec 3View →Checklist
PalmdaleNov 3Dec 1View →Checklist
MercedNov 5Dec 11View →Checklist
ReddingNov 7Dec 7View →Checklist
MartinezNov 7Dec 9View →Checklist
TracyNov 8Dec 11View →Checklist
PetalumaNov 9Dec 9View →Checklist
Rohnert ParkNov 9Dec 9View →Checklist
Santa RosaNov 10Dec 16View →Checklist
MaderaNov 10Dec 10View →Checklist
GilroyNov 10Dec 12View →Checklist
Morgan HillNov 10Dec 12View →Checklist
HesperiaNov 11Dec 14View →Checklist
VacavilleNov 12Dec 10View →Checklist
DavisNov 13Dec 18View →Checklist
NapaNov 15Dec 19View →Checklist
MantecaNov 15Dec 16View →Checklist
RocklinNov 15Dec 22View →Checklist
LincolnNov 15Dec 22View →Checklist
Elk GroveNov 16Dec 16View →Checklist
LivermoreNov 16Dec 18View →Checklist
PleasantonNov 16Dec 18View →Checklist
HanfordNov 16Dec 14View →Checklist
DublinNov 16Dec 18View →Checklist
West SacramentoNov 16Dec 16View →Checklist
CampbellNov 16Dec 19View →Checklist
StocktonNov 17Dec 23View →Checklist
LodiNov 17Dec 20View →Checklist
SalinasNov 18Dec 19View →Checklist
WoodlandNov 19Dec 18View →Checklist
ModestoNov 20Dec 21View →Checklist
Palo AltoNov 20Dec 22View →Checklist
CeresNov 20Dec 21View →Checklist
OceansideNov 21Dec 23View →Checklist
CarlsbadNov 21Dec 23View →Checklist
Santa MariaNov 21Dec 27View →Checklist
HemetNov 22Dec 21View →Checklist
San JacintoNov 22Dec 21View →Checklist
BeaumontNov 22Dec 21View →Checklist
BakersfieldNov 23Dec 20View →Checklist
San RamonNov 23Jan 16View →Checklist
Santa CruzNov 23Dec 27View →Checklist
DelanoNov 23Dec 19View →Checklist
DanvilleNov 23Jan 16View →Checklist
Redwood CityNov 24Dec 26View →Checklist
Yuba CityNov 24Dec 24View →Checklist
WatsonvilleNov 25Dec 26View →Checklist
San Luis ObispoNov 25Jan 6View →Checklist
San FranciscoNov 26—View →Checklist
Daly CityNov 26—View →Checklist
PortervilleNov 26Dec 23View →Checklist
CoronaNov 27Dec 30View →Checklist
VisaliaNov 27Dec 25View →Checklist
Simi ValleyNov 27Dec 26View →Checklist
Santa MonicaNov 27Dec 26View →Checklist
ChinoNov 27Dec 30View →Checklist
Chino HillsNov 27Dec 30View →Checklist
Yorba LindaNov 27Dec 30View →Checklist
TulareNov 27Dec 25View →Checklist
EastvaleNov 27Dec 30View →Checklist
LompocNov 27Dec 29View →Checklist
SacramentoNov 28Dec 25View →Checklist
RosevilleNov 28Dec 25View →Checklist
ConcordNov 28Dec 23View →Checklist
Citrus HeightsNov 28Dec 25View →Checklist
FolsomNov 28Dec 25View →Checklist
Rancho CordovaNov 28Dec 25View →Checklist
FresnoNov 29Dec 24View →Checklist
FairfieldNov 29Dec 24View →Checklist
AntiochNov 29Dec 29View →Checklist
ClovisNov 29Dec 24View →Checklist
PittsburgNov 29Dec 29View →Checklist
BrentwoodNov 29Dec 29View →Checklist
OakleyNov 29Dec 29View →Checklist
Santa ClaritaNov 30—View →Checklist
San LeandroNov 30Dec 28View →Checklist
AlamedaNov 30Dec 28View →Checklist
San RafaelNov 30Dec 24View →Checklist
RiversideDec 1Dec 29View →Checklist
San BernardinoDec 1Jan 1View →Checklist
Moreno ValleyDec 1Jan 1View →Checklist
Santa ClaraDec 1Dec 28View →Checklist
El CajonDec 1Dec 30View →Checklist
MenifeeDec 1Dec 27View →Checklist
PerrisDec 1Dec 27View →Checklist
RedlandsDec 1Jan 1View →Checklist
MilpitasDec 1Dec 28View →Checklist
Walnut CreekDec 1Dec 29View →Checklist
La MesaDec 1Dec 30View →Checklist
Lake ElsinoreDec 1Dec 27View →Checklist
SanteeDec 1Dec 30View →Checklist
HighlandDec 1Jan 1View →Checklist
ColtonDec 1Jan 1View →Checklist
YucaipaDec 1Jan 1View →Checklist
FremontDec 2Dec 29View →Checklist
Union CityDec 2Dec 29View →Checklist
NovatoDec 2Dec 29View →Checklist
Long BeachDec 3—View →Checklist
AnaheimDec 3—View →Checklist
Santa AnaDec 3—View →Checklist
IrvineDec 3—View →Checklist
Huntington BeachDec 3—View →Checklist
Garden GroveDec 3—View →Checklist
SunnyvaleDec 3Dec 31View →Checklist
TorranceDec 3—View →Checklist
OrangeDec 3—View →Checklist
FullertonDec 3—View →Checklist
InglewoodDec 3—View →Checklist
ComptonDec 3—View →Checklist
CarsonDec 3—View →Checklist
WestminsterDec 3—View →Checklist
HawthorneDec 3—View →Checklist
LakewoodDec 3—View →Checklist
Lake ForestDec 3—View →Checklist
TustinDec 3—View →Checklist
Mountain ViewDec 3Dec 31View →Checklist
BellflowerDec 3—View →Checklist
LynwoodDec 3—View →Checklist
TurlockDec 3Dec 24View →Checklist
Redondo BeachDec 3—View →Checklist
CupertinoDec 3Dec 31View →Checklist
GardenaDec 3—View →Checklist
Fountain ValleyDec 3—View →Checklist
ParamountDec 3—View →Checklist
PlacentiaDec 3—View →Checklist
Rancho Santa MargaritaDec 3—View →Checklist
CypressDec 3—View →Checklist
Rancho Palos VerdesDec 3—View →Checklist
StantonDec 3—View →Checklist
San JoseDec 4—View →Checklist
VallejoDec 4Jan 2View →Checklist
GlendaleDec 5—View →Checklist
PomonaDec 5—View →Checklist
BurbankDec 5—View →Checklist
Jurupa ValleyDec 5—View →Checklist
Diamond BarDec 5—View →Checklist
GlendoraDec 5—View →Checklist
CovinaDec 5—View →Checklist
AzusaDec 5—View →Checklist
BreaDec 5—View →Checklist
Culver CityDec 5—View →Checklist
MontclairDec 5—View →Checklist
HaywardDec 6—View →Checklist
OxnardDec 7—View →Checklist
Thousand OaksDec 7—View →Checklist
San Buenaventura (Ventura)Dec 7—View →Checklist
CamarilloDec 7—View →Checklist
EscondidoDec 8—View →Checklist
San MarcosDec 8—View →Checklist
IndioDec 8—View →Checklist
Palm DesertDec 8—View →Checklist
CoachellaDec 8—View →Checklist
La QuintaDec 8—View →Checklist
NewarkDec 9—View →Checklist
El CentroDec 9Dec 31View →Checklist
CalexicoDec 9Dec 31View →Checklist
OaklandDec 10—View →Checklist
BerkeleyDec 10—View →Checklist
Chula VistaDec 11—View →Checklist
FontanaDec 11—View →Checklist
Rancho CucamongaDec 11—View →Checklist
OntarioDec 11—View →Checklist
RichmondDec 11—View →Checklist
RialtoDec 11—View →Checklist
San MateoDec 11—View →Checklist
UplandDec 11—View →Checklist
South San FranciscoDec 11—View →Checklist
Palm SpringsDec 11—View →Checklist
San BrunoDec 11—View →Checklist
Costa MesaDec 12—View →Checklist
Mission ViejoDec 12—View →Checklist
Santa BarbaraDec 12—View →Checklist
Newport BeachDec 12—View →Checklist
San ClementeDec 12—View →Checklist
Laguna NiguelDec 12—View →Checklist
Aliso ViejoDec 12—View →Checklist
EncinitasDec 13—View →Checklist
PowayDec 13—View →Checklist
VistaDec 14Dec 30View →Checklist
Los AngelesDec 18—View →Checklist
El MonteDec 18—View →Checklist
DowneyDec 18—View →Checklist
West CovinaDec 18—View →Checklist
NorwalkDec 18—View →Checklist
South GateDec 18—View →Checklist
WhittierDec 18—View →Checklist
AlhambraDec 18—View →Checklist
Buena ParkDec 18—View →Checklist
Baldwin ParkDec 18—View →Checklist
Pico RiveraDec 18—View →Checklist
MontebelloDec 18—View →Checklist
La HabraDec 18—View →Checklist
Monterey ParkDec 18—View →Checklist
Huntington ParkDec 18—View →Checklist
ArcadiaDec 18—View →Checklist
RosemeadDec 18—View →Checklist
CerritosDec 18—View →Checklist
La MiradaDec 18—View →Checklist
Bell GardensDec 18—View →Checklist
La PuenteDec 18—View →Checklist
San GabrielDec 18—View →Checklist
MonroviaDec 18—View →Checklist
PasadenaDec 20—View →Checklist
PacificaDec 22—View →Checklist
MurrietaDec 23—View →Checklist
TemeculaDec 23—View →Checklist
Cathedral CityDec 23—View →Checklist
NovDecLancasterOct 17VictorvilleOct 27Apple ValleyOct 27ChicoNov 1PalmdaleNov 3MercedNov 5ReddingNov 7MartinezNov 7TracyNov 8PetalumaNov 9Rohnert ParkNov 9Santa RosaNov 10MaderaNov 10GilroyNov 10Morgan HillNov 10HesperiaNov 11VacavilleNov 12DavisNov 13

Local frozen pipe protection deadlines for California cities — built from each city’s own NOAA station, not one statewide date.

Frozen Pipe Protection in California: related searches

California homeowners search for: pipe freeze temperature, how to keep pipes from freezing, and "frozen pipe protection near me" — every city page below answers those with local NOAA dates.

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Back to the national Frozen Pipe Protection guide, or see the methodology. You can also compare how the frozen pipe protection 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.