Florida frost dates

Across 139 NOAA climate stations in Florida, the median last spring frost (32°F) ranges from Jan 15 at Sarasota Bradenton AP to Mar 21 at Crestview Bob Sikes AP; the typical station sees its last frost around Feb 1 and its first fall frost around Jan 6.

“Median” dates have a 50% chance of a later spring frost or an earlier fall frost. “10% risk” dates are the safer choice for tender plants: only 1 year in 10 has frost beyond them. Source: NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 Climate Normals. Elevation matters: within a state, frost dates can differ by a month or more between valleys and hills.

Station	Elevation	Last frost (median)	Last frost (10% risk)	First frost (median)	First frost (10% risk)	Growing season
Apalachicola Airport	20 ft	Feb 20	Mar 12	Dec 13	Nov 17	299 days
Apalachicola AP	19 ft	Feb 15	Mar 11	Dec 18	Nov 21	307 days
Arcadia	25 ft	Feb 7	Mar 10	Jan 4	Dec 8	324 days
Archbold Bio Stn	140 ft	Feb 26	Mar 28	Dec 22	Nov 27	300 days
Avon Park 2 W	154 ft	Jan 28	Feb 26	Jan 8	Dec 12	343 days
Bahia Honda Sp	2 ft	Rarely freezes (32°F in 0% of years)
Bartow 1SE	111 ft	Jan 24	Feb 20	Jan 7	Dec 17	352 days
Bell 4NW	30 ft	Mar 14	Apr 2	Nov 22	Nov 4	254 days
Belle Glade	20 ft	Jan 27	Feb 18	Jan 16	Dec 26	365 days
Big Cypress	15 ft	Jan 20	Feb 16	Jan 10	Dec 19	365 days
Bonifay Tri Co AP	85 ft	Mar 5	Mar 25	Nov 18	Nov 4	260 days
Bradenton 5 Ese	20 ft	Jan 16	Feb 9	Jan 11	Dec 20	365 days
Brighton Rsvn	14 ft	Jan 31	Feb 28	Jan 12	Dec 24	347 days
Brooksville Chin Hill	240 ft	Feb 3	Mar 3	Jan 3	Dec 7	329 days
Brooksville Hernando Co AP	77 ft	Mar 1	Mar 27	Dec 5	Nov 11	281 days
Bushnell 1 E	80 ft	Mar 2	Mar 25	Dec 5	Nov 14	281 days
Canal Pt Usda	30 ft	Rarely freezes (32°F in 0% of years)
Cape Florida	6 ft	Rarely freezes (32°F in 0% of years)
Chactaw Nolf Milton	102 ft	Mar 1	Mar 23	Nov 27	Nov 6	273 days
Chipley	130 ft	Mar 5	Mar 27	Nov 21	Nov 4	263 days
Clermont 9 S	130 ft	Jan 29	Feb 26	Jan 11	Dec 21	349 days
Clewiston #2	18 ft	Jan 27	Feb 27	Jan 13	Dec 21	357 days
Coral Springs	10 ft	Rarely freezes (32°F in 3% of years)
Crescent City	53 ft	Feb 1	Feb 28	Jan 8	Dec 10	334 days
Crestview Bob Sikes AP	190 ft	Mar 21	Apr 9	Nov 12	Oct 29	237 days
Cross City 1 E	42 ft	Mar 6	Mar 31	Nov 26	Nov 8	263 days
Cross City AP	38 ft	Mar 5	Mar 27	Nov 26	Nov 8	268 days
Curry Hammock Sp	4 ft	Rarely freezes (32°F in 0% of years)
Daytona Beach	29 ft	Feb 3	Feb 28	Jan 9	Dec 10	333 days
Daytona Beach Intl AP	31 ft	Jan 30	Feb 26	Jan 8	Dec 10	340 days
De Funiak Springs 1 E	245 ft	Feb 28	Mar 22	Nov 28	Nov 8	275 days
Deland 1 Sse	25 ft	Feb 17	Mar 19	Dec 30	Dec 2	310 days
Destin Ft Walton AP	22 ft	Feb 5	Mar 4	Dec 28	Dec 1	321 days
Devils Garden	26 ft	Jan 25	Feb 13	Jan 13	Dec 23	365 days
Dry Tortugas	3 ft	Rarely freezes (32°F in 0% of years)
Duck Key	4 ft	Rarely freezes (32°F in 0% of years)
Everglades	5 ft	Jan 16	Feb 3	Jan 14	Jan 1	365 days
Everglades City 5 Ne	4 ft	Jan 24	Feb 14	Jan 20	Dec 30	365 days
Federal Pt	5 ft	Jan 31	Feb 28	Jan 4	Dec 7	337 days
Fernandina Beach	49 ft	Feb 2	Mar 1	Jan 4	Dec 10	333 days
Flamingo Rs	3 ft	Rarely freezes (32°F in 9% of years)
Ft Green 12 Wsw	112 ft	Feb 6	Mar 14	Jan 3	Dec 6	325 days
Ft Lauderdale	16 ft	Rarely freezes (32°F in 5% of years)
Ft Lauderdale Beach	4 ft	Rarely freezes (32°F in 0% of years)
Ft Lauderdale Executive AP	14 ft	Rarely freezes (32°F in 1% of years)
Ft Lauderdale Hollywood AP	11 ft	Rarely freezes (32°F in 0% of years)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	15 ft	Jan 16	Feb 2	Jan 13	Dec 31	365 days
Ft Myers Sw Fl Rgnl AP	31 ft	Jan 17	Feb 6	Jan 16	Jan 4	365 days
Ft Pierce	25 ft	Jan 22	Feb 27	Jan 12	Dec 20	365 days
Ft Pierce St Lucie Co Intl AP	24 ft	Jan 24	Feb 21	Jan 14	Dec 23	365 days
Gainesville 11 Wnw	95 ft	Mar 4	Mar 26	Dec 4	Nov 10	274 days
Gainesville Rgnl AP	123 ft	Mar 3	Mar 23	Dec 2	Nov 12	277 days
Glen St Mary 1 W	128 ft	Mar 8	Mar 31	Dec 1	Nov 9	272 days
Hastings 4NE	10 ft	Feb 14	Mar 17	Dec 30	Nov 28	308 days
Hialeah	12 ft	Rarely freezes (32°F in 0% of years)
High Springs	65 ft	Mar 13	Apr 2	Nov 22	Nov 4	255 days
Hollywood	9 ft	Rarely freezes (32°F in 2% of years)
Hollywood North Perry AP	9 ft	Rarely freezes (32°F in 0% of years)
Homestead Gen Aviation AP	9 ft	Rarely freezes (32°F in 8% of years)
Immokalee	35 ft	Jan 23	Feb 18	Jan 11	Dec 26	365 days
Inverness 3 Se	58 ft	Mar 3	Mar 29	Dec 5	Nov 15	279 days
Islamorada	6 ft	Rarely freezes (32°F in 0% of years)
Jackson Whitehouse Nolf	99 ft	Feb 28	Mar 23	Dec 3	Nov 11	280 days
Jacksonville	33 ft	Feb 25	Mar 19	Dec 7	Nov 17	288 days
Jacksonville Beach	10 ft	Jan 31	Mar 2	Jan 10	Dec 16	345 days
Jacksonville Craig Muni AP	41 ft	Feb 9	Mar 7	Dec 31	Nov 30	314 days
Jacksonville Nas	20 ft	Feb 1	Mar 3	Jan 5	Dec 3	330 days
Jasper	147 ft	Mar 11	Mar 30	Nov 22	Nov 5	258 days
John Pennekamp Sp	6 ft	Rarely freezes (32°F in 0% of years)
Juno Beach	5 ft	Jan 26	Feb 15	Jan 16	Dec 27	365 days
Kenansville	61 ft	Jan 26	Feb 22	Jan 10	Dec 20	354 days
Key W Wfo	4 ft	Rarely freezes (32°F in 0% of years)
Key West Intl AP	4 ft	Rarely freezes (32°F in 0% of years)
Key West Nas	6 ft	Rarely freezes (32°F in 0% of years)
Kissimmee 2	60 ft	Jan 28	Feb 25	Jan 6	Dec 17	342 days
Kissimmee Prairie Preserve	72 ft	Jan 30	Feb 28	Jan 11	Dec 20	347 days
La Belle	16 ft	Feb 2	Mar 11	Jan 8	Dec 16	339 days
Lake City 2 E	195 ft	Mar 1	Mar 24	Nov 28	Nov 11	273 days
Lakeland 2	139 ft	Jan 26	Feb 21	Jan 9	Dec 20	349 days
Leesburg Muni AP	77 ft	Jan 26	Feb 21	Jan 9	Dec 17	346 days
Lisbon	68 ft	Feb 2	Mar 5	Jan 3	Dec 2	327 days
Live Oak	120 ft	Feb 20	Mar 19	Dec 6	Nov 14	292 days
Loxahatchee Nwr	21 ft	Jan 22	Feb 7	Jan 17	Dec 31	365 days
Madison	120 ft	Mar 5	Mar 23	Nov 29	Nov 10	273 days
Marathon AP	8 ft	Rarely freezes (32°F in 0% of years)
Marco Is	10 ft	Rarely freezes (32°F in 4% of years)
Marianna Muni AP	113 ft	Mar 1	Mar 21	Nov 27	Nov 8	270 days
Mayo	65 ft	Mar 8	Apr 2	Nov 25	Nov 5	264 days
Mayport Pilot Stn	16 ft	Feb 1	Mar 1	Jan 5	Dec 10	332 days
Melbourne Beach A1a	12 ft	Jan 16	Feb 13	Jan 13	Dec 29	365 days
Melbourne Intl AP	22 ft	Jan 20	Feb 14	Jan 12	Dec 27	365 days
Melbourne Wfo	35 ft	Jan 24	Feb 24	Jan 9	Dec 20	359 days
Miami Beach	1 ft	Rarely freezes (32°F in 0% of years)
Miami Intl AP	29 ft	Rarely freezes (32°F in 0% of years)
Miami Kendall Tamiami Exec AP	10 ft	Rarely freezes (32°F in 6% of years)
Miami Nwsfo	14 ft	Rarely freezes (32°F in 1% of years)
Miami Opa Locka AP	10 ft	Rarely freezes (32°F in 0% of years)
Miami WSO City	15 ft	Rarely freezes (32°F in 0% of years)
Milton Exp Stn	217 ft	Mar 15	Apr 3	Nov 13	Oct 30	241 days
Monticello 10 Sw	219 ft	Feb 25	Mar 17	Dec 3	Nov 13	286 days
Monticello 5 Se	98 ft	Mar 7	Mar 25	Nov 23	Nov 3	262 days
Moore Haven Lock 1	35 ft	Jan 23	Feb 17	Jan 11	Dec 23	361 days
Mt Plymouth 1SSW	90 ft	Feb 24	Mar 20	Dec 29	Nov 29	301 days
Mtn Lake	125 ft	Feb 4	Mar 11	Jan 4	Dec 8	332 days
Myakka Rvr Sp	19 ft	Feb 1	Mar 3	Jan 6	Dec 5	336 days
N Miami Beach #2	10 ft	Rarely freezes (32°F in 0% of years)
Naples	40 ft	Jan 18	Feb 16	Jan 11	Dec 27	365 days
Naples Muni AP	9 ft	Rarely freezes (32°F in 6% of years)
Nettles Is	10 ft	Rarely freezes (32°F in 2% of years)
New Hope	105 ft	Mar 10	Mar 29	Nov 20	Nov 3	259 days
New Smyrna Bch - Marine Discov	16 ft	Jan 28	Feb 28	Jan 9	Dec 19	365 days
Niceville	60 ft	Mar 12	Mar 31	Nov 19	Nov 3	253 days
Nw Florida Beaches Intl AP	57 ft	Feb 25	Mar 19	Dec 1	Nov 11	280 days
Oasis Rs	8 ft	Jan 18	Feb 4	Jan 16	Jan 1	365 days
Ocala	75 ft	Feb 25	Mar 21	Dec 12	Nov 21	293 days
Okeechobee	18 ft	Jan 31	Mar 1	Jan 11	Dec 23	355 days
Orange Springs 2SSW	50 ft	Mar 1	Mar 22	Dec 7	Nov 16	284 days
Orlando Executive AP	108 ft	Jan 17	Feb 9	Jan 13	Dec 23	365 days
Orlando Intl AP	90 ft	Jan 25	Feb 26	Jan 10	Dec 18	355 days
Orlando Sanford AP	55 ft	Jan 24	Feb 23	Jan 9	Dec 15	352 days
Orlando W	150 ft	Jan 28	Feb 26	Jan 9	Dec 18	343 days
Ortona Lock 2	20 ft	Jan 27	Feb 27	Jan 11	Dec 18	348 days
Palm Bay	27 ft	Jan 30	Mar 1	Jan 11	Dec 21	343 days
Palm Beach Gardens	20 ft	Jan 21	Feb 12	Jan 15	Dec 25	365 days
Palm Coast 6NE	5 ft	Jan 24	Feb 18	Jan 11	Dec 19	356 days
Panacea 1 S	6 ft	Mar 8	Mar 26	Nov 22	Nov 6	262 days
Panama City 5N	5 ft	Feb 15	Mar 11	Dec 12	Nov 16	301 days
Panama City Bay Co AP	21 ft	Feb 7	Mar 5	Dec 24	Nov 23	318 days
Parrish	60 ft	Jan 28	Feb 24	Jan 9	Dec 18	355 days
Pensacola 7 Nne	114 ft	Feb 17	Mar 13	Dec 9	Nov 15	299 days
Pensacola Forest Sherman Nas	28 ft	Feb 28	Mar 20	Nov 29	Nov 8	277 days
Pensacola Rgnl AP	112 ft	Feb 14	Mar 11	Dec 9	Nov 17	301 days
Perrine 4W	10 ft	Jan 18	Feb 1	Jan 13	Dec 31	365 days
Perry	45 ft	Mar 4	Mar 26	Nov 26	Nov 6	267 days
Perry Foley AP	45 ft	Mar 5	Mar 27	Nov 25	Nov 5	268 days
Plant City	110 ft	Jan 30	Mar 2	Jan 6	Dec 8	335 days
Pompano Beach Airpark	21 ft	Rarely freezes (32°F in 1% of years)
Port Salerno 5W	12 ft	Jan 26	Feb 18	Jan 15	Dec 26	365 days
Punta Gorda 4 Ese	20 ft	Jan 21	Feb 14	Jan 14	Dec 27	365 days
Punta Gorda Charlotte Co AP	25 ft	Jan 22	Feb 16	Jan 10	Dec 25	364 days
Quincy 3 Ssw	245 ft	Mar 13	Mar 31	Nov 22	Nov 4	256 days
Royal Palm Rs	7 ft	Jan 20	Feb 18	Jan 17	Dec 29	365 days
S Bay 15 S	20 ft	Jan 18	Feb 2	Jan 14	Dec 27	365 days
Saint Leo	190 ft	Jan 31	Feb 28	Jan 8	Dec 10	336 days
Sanford	12 ft	Jan 26	Feb 24	Jan 12	Dec 20	359 days
Sarasota Bradenton AP	28 ft	Jan 15	Feb 8	Jan 10	Dec 24	365 days
Scottsmoor 2.5 Ssw	42 ft	Feb 10	Mar 10	Jan 8	Dec 14	327 days
Sebring 23 Sse	150 ft	Feb 1	Mar 5	Jan 8	Dec 9	334 days
St Augustine Lighthouse	12 ft	Feb 1	Mar 3	Jan 5	Dec 7	334 days
St Petersburg	8 ft	Jan 17	Feb 5	Jan 15	Dec 23	365 days
St Petersburg AP	8 ft	Rarely freezes (32°F in 6% of years)
St Petersburg Intl AP	11 ft	Jan 17	Feb 6	Jan 14	Dec 27	365 days
Starke	150 ft	Feb 8	Mar 8	Dec 24	Nov 29	313 days
Stuart	13 ft	Jan 23	Feb 10	Jan 18	Jan 1	365 days
Tallahassee	63 ft	Mar 11	Mar 30	Nov 21	Nov 3	255 days
Tallahassee AP	55 ft	Mar 14	Apr 3	Nov 23	Nov 4	255 days
Tamiami Trail 40 Mi Bend	15 ft	Rarely freezes (32°F in 3% of years)
Tampa Bay Area Wfo	40 ft	Jan 20	Feb 16	Jan 9	Dec 19	357 days
Tampa Intl AP	19 ft	Jan 20	Feb 10	Jan 12	Dec 23	365 days
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	6 ft	Jan 20	Feb 14	Jan 9	Dec 16	354 days
Tavernier	7 ft	Rarely freezes (32°F in 0% of years)
Titusville	16 ft	Jan 25	Feb 24	Jan 13	Dec 23	362 days
Titusville 7 E	3 ft	Jan 29	Feb 26	Jan 16	Dec 29	353 days
Usher Twr	33 ft	Feb 28	Mar 22	Dec 2	Nov 12	279 days
Venice	8 ft	Jan 25	Feb 15	Jan 19	Dec 28	365 days
Vero Beach 4SE	20 ft	Jan 18	Feb 11	Jan 13	Dec 27	365 days
Vero Beach Intl AP	28 ft	Jan 24	Feb 27	Jan 13	Dec 26	365 days
Wauchula	60 ft	Feb 4	Mar 5	Jan 8	Dec 13	332 days
Weeki Wachee	20 ft	Feb 5	Mar 5	Jan 1	Dec 1	322 days
West Palm Beach Intl AP	19 ft	Rarely freezes (32°F in 7% of years)
Wewahitchka	42 ft	Mar 1	Mar 20	Nov 29	Nov 7	271 days
White Springs 7N	132 ft	Feb 24	Mar 17	Dec 7	Nov 16	287 days
Whiting Field Nas South	178 ft	Feb 28	Mar 23	Nov 27	Nov 9	276 days
Whiting Fld Nas	199 ft	Mar 14	Apr 4	Nov 19	Nov 4	251 days
Winter Haven	145 ft	Jan 16	Feb 15	Jan 9	Dec 23	365 days
Winter Haven Gilbert AP	146 ft	Jan 15	Feb 7	Jan 10	Dec 25	365 days