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Frost dates · 79 cities · zones 9a–11a

Florida frost dates, city by city

Median last spring frost across 79 Florida cities runs from January 15 in Sarasota to March 11 in Tallahassee.

32 cities have no datable freeze in a typical year — those rows read "frost rare".

CityZoneLast frost medianFirst frost medianSeasonJan → Dec
Jacksonville9bFeb 1Jan 5 (next year)330 d
Miami11afrost rare—365 d
Tampa10aJan 20Jan 12 (next year)365 d
Orlando10aJan 25Jan 10 (next year)355 d
St. Petersburg10bJan 17Jan 15 (next year)365 d
Port St. Lucie10aJan 23Jan 18 (next year)365 d
Hialeah11afrost rare—365 d
Cape Coral10bJan 16Jan 13 (next year)365 d
Tallahassee9aMar 11Nov 21255 d
Fort Lauderdale11afrost rare—365 d
Pembroke Pines10bfrost rare—365 d
Hollywood11afrost rare—365 d
Gainesville9aMar 3Dec 2277 d
Miramar11afrost rare—365 d
Palm Bay10aJan 20Jan 12 (next year)365 d
Coral Springs10bfrost rare—365 d
West Palm Beach10bfrost rare—365 d
Lakeland9bJan 26Jan 9 (next year)349 d
Pompano Beach11afrost rare—365 d
Clearwater10aJan 17Jan 14 (next year)365 d
Miami Gardens11afrost rare—365 d
Davie10bfrost rare—365 d
Palm Coast9bJan 24Jan 11 (next year)356 d
Boca Raton11afrost rare—365 d
Plantation10bfrost rare—365 d
Deltona9bJan 26Jan 12 (next year)359 d
Sunrise10bfrost rare—365 d
Fort Myers10bJan 16Jan 13 (next year)365 d
North Port10aJan 25Jan 19 (next year)365 d
Deerfield Beach11afrost rare—365 d
Melbourne10aJan 24Jan 9 (next year)359 d
Daytona Beach9bJan 30Jan 8 (next year)340 d
Homestead11aJan 18Jan 13 (next year)365 d
Kissimmee10aJan 28Jan 6 (next year)342 d
Doral11afrost rare—365 d
Miami Beach11afrost rare—365 d
Boynton Beach10bJan 22Jan 17 (next year)365 d
Largo10aJan 17Jan 14 (next year)365 d
Lauderhill10bfrost rare—365 d
Tamarac10bfrost rare—365 d
St. Cloud10aJan 28Jan 6 (next year)342 d
Weston10bfrost rare—365 d
Ocala9aFeb 25Dec 12293 d
Delray Beach11aJan 22Jan 17 (next year)365 d
Sanford9bJan 24Jan 9 (next year)352 d
Port Orange10aJan 30Jan 8 (next year)340 d
Palm Beach Gardens10bJan 21Jan 15 (next year)365 d
Wellington10bfrost rare—365 d
Jupiter10bJan 26Jan 16 (next year)365 d
Apopka9bFeb 24Dec 29301 d
North Miami11afrost rare—365 d
Margate10bfrost rare—365 d
Winter Haven10aJan 16Jan 9 (next year)365 d
Coconut Creek10bfrost rare—365 d
Bradenton10aJan 16Jan 11 (next year)365 d
Sarasota10aJan 15Jan 10 (next year)365 d
Bonita Springs10bJan 17Jan 16 (next year)365 d
Pensacola9aFeb 14Dec 9301 d
Pinellas Park10aJan 17Jan 14 (next year)365 d
Ocoee10aJan 17Jan 13 (next year)365 d
Clermont9bJan 29Jan 11 (next year)349 d
Fort Pierce10aJan 22Jan 12 (next year)365 d
Coral Gables11afrost rare—365 d
Titusville10aJan 25Jan 13 (next year)362 d
Winter Garden9bJan 29Jan 11 (next year)349 d
Altamonte Springs10aJan 17Jan 13 (next year)365 d
North Lauderdale10bfrost rare—365 d
Cutler Bay11aJan 18Jan 13 (next year)365 d
Oakland Park11afrost rare—365 d
North Miami Beach11afrost rare—365 d
DeLand9bFeb 17Dec 30310 d
Greenacres10bfrost rare—365 d
Ormond Beach9bJan 30Jan 8 (next year)340 d
Lake Worth Beach10bfrost rare—365 d
Plant City9bJan 30Jan 6 (next year)335 d
Hallandale Beach11afrost rare—365 d
Haines City10aJan 16Jan 9 (next year)365 d
Royal Palm Beach10bfrost rare—365 d
Oviedo10aJan 24Jan 9 (next year)352 d

Medians from NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals at each city's nearest qualifying station; zones from the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map. Open a city for the 1-in-10-year dates, the station, and a planting calendar for every sauce crop.

All states →Build a plan from your ZIP →Earliest: Sarasota (Jan 15) · Latest: Tallahassee (Mar 11)