what zone are you in?

It may be best to check the hardines/min.temps for plants you have. I got used to bring them all inside once temps. start staying just below 45 F, overnight, for longer periods of time (cooler than during days). Exception would be if it is cold & raining for quite a few days non-stop - cold & wet isn't good for succulents. But if that was to happen, I would check the forecast for after the rain & I would just cover them with plastic if it was still warmer after.

Many succulents are hardy to lower temps (32 F or some even lower); but I have few hundred plants & it is a chore...so I try to do it in 2-3 days. And all hardy succulents overwinter outside - like hens&chicks...That has been what I have done for abt. 11 yrs. I don't loose plants to cold.

I am in zone 9

And which succulents do you have?

tj

Like rina, I bring all my cacti and succulents back inside once it hits a low around 45F....sometimes a little lower :-) But I don't have anywhere near that number so have a bit more flexibility. It might take me an hour in total and I have been known to do this after dark if I have been lazy or surprised by the weather.

Hens and chicks and a hardy agave get left out all year round. They can take both the cold and the wet with a fast draining soil.

I have alot of different kinds, and it takes me about 45 min to get them all in. theyve been in and need sun so i take them out every few days when it warms up

Your temps are much higher than mine. IIRC, there is 5*F difference between each sub-zones 9, 9a and 9b...check it out. My plants, unfortunately, have to stay indoors for abt. 6mo! Under grow lights, most in the basement...

I think my zone is 9b i live in southern la

kirst101,

If you're living in the LA area you don't need to take anything in generally, as long as they're dry when it's 45F or so. Almost all succulents will be fine at those temps, only the very temperamental ones are affected by cools temps and rain. If you're able to keep those dry during the winter storms, nothing else, all things like good soil drainage being equal, need necessarily to be brought inside.

And just in case you didn't know, there's a world-class C&S Society in your neck of the woods. IIRC, the greater LA area has three of them.

I dont know what that is cactusmcharris

Are you in southern Louisiana or Los Angeles?

Thanks, Tiffany. I can now see why she's posted as she did. Even though I lived in Louisiana for many years (back before I knew anything about temp zones), I misunderstood her, it seems. I thought she was in Los Angeles. Native Californian confirmation bias showing, I guess.

Southern Louisiana

There is a Baton Rouge Cactus and Succulent Society, or so says Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/brcactusandsucculentsociety/