Florida frost dates
Across 103 weather stations in Florida, the median last spring frost runs from Jan 20 in Tampa Bay Area to Mar 21 in Crestview Bob Sikes Airport, and the first fall frost from Nov 12 to Jan 16 (next year).
Florida at a glance
- Weather stations
- 103
- Earliest last frost
- Jan 20 Tampa Bay Area
- Latest last frost
- Mar 21 Crestview Bob Sikes Airport
- Longest season
- 364 days Punta Gorda Charlotte County Airport
- Typical season
- about 313 frost-free days
- Hardiness zones
- Zones 8b to 10a
Frost dates by weather station
| Weather station | Last spring frost | First fall frost | Frost-free days | Zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apalachicola Airport | Feb 15 | Dec 18 | 307 | 9b |
| Arcadia | Feb 7 | Jan 4 (next year) | 324 | 9b |
| Archbold Bio Station | Feb 26 | Dec 22 | 300 | 9b |
| Avon Park | Jan 28 | Jan 8 (next year) | 343 | 9b |
| Bartow | Jan 24 | Jan 7 (next year) | 352 | 10a |
| Bell | Mar 14 | Nov 22 | 254 | 9a |
| Bonifay Tri County Airport | Mar 5 | Nov 18 | 260 | 9a |
| Brighton Rsvn | Jan 31 | Jan 12 (next year) | 347 | 10a |
| Brooksville Chin Hill | Feb 3 | Jan 3 (next year) | 329 | 9b |
| Brooksville Hernando County Airport | Mar 1 | Dec 5 | 281 | 9b |
| Bushnell | Mar 2 | Dec 5 | 281 | 9a |
| Chactaw NOLF Milton | Mar 1 | Nov 27 | 273 | 9a |
| Chipley | Mar 5 | Nov 21 | 263 | 9a |
| Clermont | Jan 29 | Jan 11 (next year) | 349 | 9b |
| Clewiston | Jan 27 | Jan 13 (next year) | 357 | 10a |
| Crescent City | Feb 1 | Jan 8 (next year) | 334 | 9b |
| Crestview Bob Sikes Airport | Mar 21 | Nov 12 | 237 | 8b |
| Cross City | Mar 6 | Nov 26 | 263 | 9a |
| Cross City Airport | Mar 5 | Nov 26 | 268 | 9a |
| Daytona Beach | Feb 3 | Jan 9 (next year) | 333 | 10a |
| Daytona Beach International Airport | Jan 30 | Jan 8 (next year) | 340 | 9b |
| De Funiak Springs | Feb 28 | Nov 28 | 275 | 9a |
| Deland | Feb 17 | Dec 30 | 310 | 9b |
| Destin Fort Walton Airport | Feb 5 | Dec 28 | 321 | 9a |
| Federal Point | Jan 31 | Jan 4 (next year) | 337 | 9b |
| Fernandina Beach | Feb 2 | Jan 4 (next year) | 333 | 9b |
| Fort Green | Feb 6 | Jan 3 (next year) | 325 | 9b |
| Gainesville | Mar 4 | Dec 4 | 274 | 9a |
| Gainesville Regional Airport | Mar 3 | Dec 2 | 277 | 9a |
| Glen St. Mary | Mar 8 | Dec 1 | 272 | 9a |
| Hastings | Feb 14 | Dec 30 | 308 | 9b |
| High Springs | Mar 13 | Nov 22 | 255 | 9a |
| Inverness | Mar 3 | Dec 5 | 279 | 9a |
| Jackson Whitehouse NOLF | Feb 28 | Dec 3 | 280 | 9a |
| Jacksonville | Feb 25 | Dec 7 | 288 | 9b |
| Jacksonville Beach | Jan 31 | Jan 10 (next year) | 345 | 9b |
| Jacksonville Craig Municipal Airport | Feb 9 | Dec 31 | 314 | 9b |
| Jacksonville Naval Air Station | Feb 1 | Jan 5 (next year) | 330 | 9b |
| Jasper | Mar 11 | Nov 22 | 258 | 9a |
| Kenansville | Jan 26 | Jan 10 (next year) | 354 | 9b |
| Kissimmee | Jan 28 | Jan 6 (next year) | 342 | 10a |
| Kissimmee Prairie Preserve | Jan 30 | Jan 11 (next year) | 347 | 10a |
| La Belle | Feb 2 | Jan 8 (next year) | 339 | 10a |
| Lake City | Mar 1 | Nov 28 | 273 | 9a |
| Lakeland | Jan 26 | Jan 9 (next year) | 349 | 9b |
| Leesburg Municipal Airport | Jan 26 | Jan 9 (next year) | 346 | 9b |
| Lisbon | Feb 2 | Jan 3 (next year) | 327 | 9b |
| Live Oak | Feb 20 | Dec 6 | 292 | 9a |
| Madison | Mar 5 | Nov 29 | 273 | 9a |
| Marianna Municipal Airport | Mar 1 | Nov 27 | 270 | 9a |
| Mayo | Mar 8 | Nov 25 | 264 | 9a |
| Mayport Pilot Station | Feb 1 | Jan 5 (next year) | 332 | 9b |
| Melbourne | Jan 24 | Jan 9 (next year) | 359 | 10a |
| Milton Experiment Station | Mar 15 | Nov 13 | 241 | 8b |
| Monticello 10 mi SW | Feb 25 | Dec 3 | 286 | 9a |
| Monticello 5 mi SE | Mar 7 | Nov 23 | 262 | 9a |
| Moore Haven Lock | Jan 23 | Jan 11 (next year) | 361 | 10a |
| Mount Plymouth | Feb 24 | Dec 29 | 301 | 9b |
| Mountain Lake | Feb 4 | Jan 4 (next year) | 332 | 9b |
| Myakka River State Park | Feb 1 | Jan 6 (next year) | 336 | 10a |
| New Hope | Mar 10 | Nov 20 | 259 | 8b |
| Niceville | Mar 12 | Nov 19 | 253 | 9a |
| NW Florida Beaches International Airport | Feb 25 | Dec 1 | 280 | 9a |
| Ocala | Feb 25 | Dec 12 | 293 | 9a |
| Okeechobee | Jan 31 | Jan 11 (next year) | 355 | 10a |
| Orange Springs | Mar 1 | Dec 7 | 284 | 9a |
| Orlando | Jan 28 | Jan 9 (next year) | 343 | 10a |
| Orlando International Airport | Jan 25 | Jan 10 (next year) | 355 | 10a |
| Orlando Sanford Airport | Jan 24 | Jan 9 (next year) | 352 | 9b |
| Ortona Lock | Jan 27 | Jan 11 (next year) | 348 | 10a |
| Palm Bay | Jan 30 | Jan 11 (next year) | 343 | 10a |
| Palm Coast | Jan 24 | Jan 11 (next year) | 356 | 9b |
| Panacea | Mar 8 | Nov 22 | 262 | 9a |
| Panama City | Feb 15 | Dec 12 | 301 | 9a |
| Panama City Bay County Airport | Feb 7 | Dec 24 | 318 | 9b |
| Parrish | Jan 28 | Jan 9 (next year) | 355 | 9b |
| Pensacola | Feb 17 | Dec 9 | 299 | 9a |
| Pensacola Forest Sherman Naval Air Station | Feb 28 | Nov 29 | 277 | 9a |
| Pensacola Regional Airport | Feb 14 | Dec 9 | 301 | 9a |
| Perry | Mar 4 | Nov 26 | 267 | 9a |
| Perry Foley Airport | Mar 5 | Nov 25 | 268 | 9a |
| Plant City | Jan 30 | Jan 6 (next year) | 335 | 9b |
| Punta Gorda Charlotte County Airport | Jan 22 | Jan 10 (next year) | 364 | 10a |
| Quincy | Mar 13 | Nov 22 | 256 | 9a |
| Saint Leo | Jan 31 | Jan 8 (next year) | 336 | 9b |
| Sanford | Jan 26 | Jan 12 (next year) | 359 | 9b |
| Scottsmoor | Feb 10 | Jan 8 (next year) | 327 | 10a |
| Sebring | Feb 1 | Jan 8 (next year) | 334 | 9b |
| St. Augustine Lighthouse | Feb 1 | Jan 5 (next year) | 334 | 9b |
| Starke | Feb 8 | Dec 24 | 313 | 9a |
| Tallahassee | Mar 11 | Nov 21 | 255 | 9a |
| Tallahassee Airport | Mar 14 | Nov 23 | 255 | 9a |
| Tampa Bay Area | Jan 20 | Jan 9 (next year) | 357 | 10a |
| Tarpon Springs Sewage Plant | Jan 20 | Jan 9 (next year) | 354 | 10a |
| Titusville | Jan 25 | Jan 13 (next year) | 362 | 10a |
| Titusville 7 mi E | Jan 29 | Jan 16 (next year) | 353 | 10a |
| Usher Tower | Feb 28 | Dec 2 | 279 | 9a |
| Wauchula | Feb 4 | Jan 8 (next year) | 332 | 9b |
| Weeki Wachee | Feb 5 | Jan 1 (next year) | 322 | 9b |
| Wewahitchka | Mar 1 | Nov 29 | 271 | 9a |
| White Springs | Feb 24 | Dec 7 | 287 | 9a |
| Whiting Field Naval Air Station | Mar 14 | Nov 19 | 251 | 9a |
| Whiting Field Naval Air Station South | Feb 28 | Nov 27 | 276 | 9a |
Median dates from NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals. How to read them.