Florida frost dates: Last spring and first autumn frost at every NOAA station, 1991-2020
Across Florida's 139 NOAA stations with frost dates, the median last spring frost (32°F) runs from January 15 in Sarasota to March 21 in Crestview; for half of its places it comes after February 2.
- Typical last spring frost
- February 2median of 88 places
- Typical first autumn frost
- January 16median of 88 places
- Earliest last frost
- January 15Sarasota
- Latest last frost
- March 21Crestview
When is the last frost in Florida, town by town?
Each date is NOAA's: "after February 2 in half of years" means the last 32°F night of spring came after February 2 in half of the years 1991-2020. By the 1-in-10 date, the last frost has passed in nine years out of ten.
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| Place or station | Last frost (median) | 1 in 10 after | First frost (median) | 1 in 10 before | Growing season | Zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarasota *Sarasota Bradenton Airport | January 15 | February 8 | January 10 | December 24 | 365 days | 10a |
| Winter Haven *Winter Haven Gilbert Airport | January 15 | February 7 | January 10 | December 25 | 365 days | 10a |
| Bradenton *5 mi ESE | January 16 | February 9 | January 11 | December 20 | 365 days | 10a |
| Everglades station * | January 16 | February 3 | January 14 | January 1 | 365 days | – |
| Fort Myers *Fort Myers Page Field Airport | January 16 | February 2 | January 13 | December 31 | 365 days | 10b |
| Melbourne Beach *Melbourne Beach A1a | January 16 | February 13 | January 13 | December 29 | 365 days | – |
| Winter Haven station * | January 16 | February 15 | January 9 | December 23 | 365 days | – |
| Fort Myers SW Florida Regional Airport * | January 17 | February 6 | January 16 | January 4 | 365 days | 10a |
| Orlando Executive Airport * | January 17 | February 9 | January 13 | December 23 | 365 days | 10a |
| St Petersburg station * | January 17 | February 5 | January 15 | December 23 | 365 days | – |
| St. Petersburg *St Petersburg International Airport | January 17 | February 6 | January 14 | December 27 | 365 days | 10a |
| Naples station * | January 18 | February 16 | January 11 | December 27 | 365 days | 10b |
| Oasis Ranger Station * | January 18 | February 4 | January 16 | January 1 | 365 days | 10a |
| Perrine (4 mi W) * | January 18 | February 1 | January 13 | December 31 | 365 days | 10b |
| South Bay (15 mi S) * | January 18 | February 2 | January 14 | December 27 | 365 days | 10a |
| Vero Beach (4 mi SE) * | January 18 | February 11 | January 13 | December 27 | 365 days | – |
| Big Cypress * | January 20 | February 16 | January 10 | December 19 | 365 days | 10a |
| Melbourne *Melbourne International Airport | January 20 | February 14 | January 12 | December 27 | 365 days | 10a |
| Royal Palm Ranger Station * | January 20 | February 18 | January 17 | December 29 | 365 days | 10b |
| RuskinTampa Bay Area Weather Office | January 20 | February 16 | January 9 | December 19 | 357 days | 10a |
| Tampa *Tampa International Airport | January 20 | February 10 | January 12 | December 23 | 365 days | 10a |
| Tarpon SpringsTarpon Springs Sewage Plant | January 20 | February 14 | January 9 | December 16 | 354 days | 10a |
| Palm Beach Gardens * | January 21 | February 12 | January 15 | December 25 | 365 days | 10b |
| Punta Gorda (4 mi ESE) * | January 21 | February 14 | January 14 | December 27 | 365 days | 10a |
| Fort Pierce station * | January 22 | February 27 | January 12 | December 20 | 365 days | 10a |
| Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge * | January 22 | February 7 | January 17 | December 31 | 365 days | 10b |
| Punta Gorda *Punta Gorda Charlotte County Airport | January 22 | February 16 | January 10 | December 25 | 364 days | 10a |
| Immokalee * | January 23 | February 18 | January 11 | December 26 | 365 days | – |
| Moore HavenMoore Haven Lock 1 | January 23 | February 17 | January 11 | December 23 | 361 days | 10a |
| Stuart * | January 23 | February 10 | January 18 | January 1 | 365 days | – |
| Bartow1 mi SE | January 24 | February 20 | January 7 | December 17 | 352 days | 10a |
| Everglades *Everglades City (5 mi NE) | January 24 | February 14 | January 20 | December 30 | 365 days | – |
| Fort Pierce *Fort Pierce St Lucie County International Airport | January 24 | February 21 | January 14 | December 23 | 365 days | 10a |
| Melbourne Weather Office | January 24 | February 24 | January 9 | December 20 | 359 days | – |
| Palm Coast6 mi NE | January 24 | February 18 | January 11 | December 19 | 356 days | 9b |
| SanfordOrlando Sanford Airport | January 24 | February 23 | January 9 | December 15 | 352 days | 10a |
| Vero Beach *Vero Beach International Airport | January 24 | February 27 | January 13 | December 26 | 365 days | 10a |
| Devils Garden * | January 25 | February 13 | January 13 | December 23 | 365 days | 10a |
| OrlandoOrlando International Airport | January 25 | February 26 | January 10 | December 18 | 355 days | 10a |
| Titusville station | January 25 | February 24 | January 13 | December 23 | 362 days | – |
| Venice * | January 25 | February 15 | January 19 | December 28 | 365 days | 10a |
| Juno Beach * | January 26 | February 15 | January 16 | December 27 | 365 days | 10b |
| Kenansville | January 26 | February 22 | January 10 | December 20 | 354 days | – |
| LakelandLakeland 2 | January 26 | February 21 | January 9 | December 20 | 349 days | 9b |
| LeesburgLeesburg Municipal Airport | January 26 | February 21 | January 9 | December 17 | 346 days | 10a |
| Port Salerno *5 mi W | January 26 | February 18 | January 15 | December 26 | 365 days | – |
| Sanford station | January 26 | February 24 | January 12 | December 20 | 359 days | 10a |
| Belle Glade * | January 27 | February 18 | January 16 | December 26 | 365 days | – |
| ClewistonClewiston #2 | January 27 | February 27 | January 13 | December 21 | 357 days | – |
| Ortona Lock 2 | January 27 | February 27 | January 11 | December 18 | 348 days | 10a |
| Avon Park2 mi W | January 28 | February 26 | January 8 | December 12 | 343 days | 9b |
| KissimmeeKissimmee 2 | January 28 | February 25 | January 6 | December 17 | 342 days | 10a |
| Lake ButlerOrlando W | January 28 | February 26 | January 9 | December 18 | 343 days | – |
| New Smyrna Beach *New Smyrna Beach - Marine Discov | January 28 | February 28 | January 9 | December 19 | 365 days | – |
| Parrish | January 28 | February 24 | January 9 | December 18 | 355 days | 10a |
| Clermont9 mi S | January 29 | February 26 | January 11 | December 21 | 349 days | 10a |
| Titusville7 mi E | January 29 | February 26 | January 16 | December 29 | 353 days | – |
| Daytona BeachDaytona Beach International Airport | January 30 | February 26 | January 8 | December 10 | 340 days | 9b |
| Kissimmee Prairie Preserve | January 30 | February 28 | January 11 | December 20 | 347 days | – |
| Palm Bay | January 30 | March 1 | January 11 | December 21 | 343 days | – |
| Plant City | January 30 | March 2 | January 6 | December 8 | 335 days | 9b |
| Brighton Reservation | January 31 | February 28 | January 12 | December 24 | 347 days | – |
| Federal Point | January 31 | February 28 | January 4 | December 7 | 337 days | 9b |
| Jacksonville Beach | January 31 | March 2 | January 10 | December 16 | 345 days | 9b |
| Okeechobee | January 31 | March 1 | January 11 | December 23 | 355 days | – |
| St. LeoSaint Leo | January 31 | February 28 | January 8 | December 10 | 336 days | 9b |
| Crescent City | February 1 | February 28 | January 8 | December 10 | 334 days | – |
| Jacksonville Naval Air Station | February 1 | March 3 | January 5 | December 3 | 330 days | – |
| Mayport Pilot Station | February 1 | March 1 | January 5 | December 10 | 332 days | 9b |
| Myakka River State Park | February 1 | March 3 | January 6 | December 5 | 336 days | 9b |
| Sebring (23 mi SSE) | February 1 | March 5 | January 8 | December 9 | 334 days | – |
| St. AugustineSt Augustine Lighthouse | February 1 | March 3 | January 5 | December 7 | 334 days | 9b |
| Fernandina Beach | February 2 | March 1 | January 4 | December 10 | 333 days | 9b |
| La Belle | February 2 | March 11 | January 8 | December 16 | 339 days | – |
| Lisbon | February 2 | March 5 | January 3 | December 2 | 327 days | 9b |
| Brooksville Chinsegut Hill | February 3 | March 3 | January 3 | December 7 | 329 days | 9b |
| Daytona Beach station | February 3 | February 28 | January 9 | December 10 | 333 days | – |
| Lake WalesMountain Lake | February 4 | March 11 | January 4 | December 8 | 332 days | 9b |
| Wauchula | February 4 | March 5 | January 8 | December 13 | 332 days | 9b |
| DestinDestin Fort Walton Airport | February 5 | March 4 | December 28 | December 1 | 321 days | 9b |
| Spring HillWeeki Wachee | February 5 | March 5 | January 1 | December 1 | 322 days | – |
| Fort Green (12 mi WSW) | February 6 | March 14 | January 3 | December 6 | 325 days | – |
| Arcadia | February 7 | March 10 | January 4 | December 8 | 324 days | 9b |
| Panama CityPanama City Bay County Airport | February 7 | March 5 | December 24 | November 23 | 318 days | – |
| Starke | February 8 | March 8 | December 24 | November 29 | 313 days | – |
| Jacksonville Craig Municipal Airport | February 9 | March 7 | December 31 | November 30 | 314 days | 9b |
| Scottsmoor2.5 mi SSW | February 10 | March 10 | January 8 | December 14 | 327 days | – |
| Hastings4 mi NE | February 14 | March 17 | December 30 | November 28 | 308 days | 9b |
| PensacolaPensacola Regional Airport | February 14 | March 11 | December 9 | November 17 | 301 days | 9a |
| ApalachicolaApalachicola Airport | February 15 | March 11 | December 18 | November 21 | 307 days | 9b |
| Lynn HavenPanama City (5 mi N) | February 15 | March 11 | December 12 | November 16 | 301 days | 9a |
| DeLandDeland (1 mi SSE) | February 17 | March 19 | December 30 | December 2 | 310 days | 9b |
| Ferry PassPensacola (7 mi NNE) | February 17 | March 13 | December 9 | November 15 | 299 days | – |
| Apalachicola Airport | February 20 | March 12 | December 13 | November 17 | 299 days | – |
| Live Oak | February 20 | March 19 | December 6 | November 14 | 292 days | 9a |
| Mount Plymouth1 mi SSW | February 24 | March 20 | December 29 | November 29 | 301 days | – |
| White Springs7 mi N | February 24 | March 17 | December 7 | November 16 | 287 days | – |
| JacksonvilleJacksonville International Airport | February 25 | March 19 | December 7 | November 17 | 288 days | 9a |
| Monticello (10 mi SW) | February 25 | March 17 | December 3 | November 13 | 286 days | – |
| NW Florida Beaches International Airport | February 25 | March 19 | December 1 | November 11 | 280 days | – |
| Ocala | February 25 | March 21 | December 12 | November 21 | 293 days | 9a |
| Archbold Bio Station | February 26 | March 28 | December 22 | November 27 | 300 days | 9a |
| De Funiak Springs (1 mi E) | February 28 | March 22 | November 28 | November 8 | 275 days | – |
| Jackson Whitehouse NOLF | February 28 | March 23 | December 3 | November 11 | 280 days | – |
| Pensacola Forest Sherman Naval Air Station | February 28 | March 20 | November 29 | November 8 | 277 days | 9a |
| Usher Tower | February 28 | March 22 | December 2 | November 12 | 279 days | 9a |
| Whiting Field Naval Air Station South | February 28 | March 23 | November 27 | November 9 | 276 days | – |
| BrooksvilleBrooksville Hernando County Airport | March 1 | March 27 | December 5 | November 11 | 281 days | 9a |
| Chactaw NOLF Milton | March 1 | March 23 | November 27 | November 6 | 273 days | – |
| Lake City2 mi E | March 1 | March 24 | November 28 | November 11 | 273 days | 9a |
| MariannaMarianna Municipal Airport | March 1 | March 21 | November 27 | November 8 | 270 days | 9a |
| Orange Springs (2 mi SSW) | March 1 | March 22 | December 7 | November 16 | 284 days | – |
| Wewahitchka | March 1 | March 20 | November 29 | November 7 | 271 days | 9a |
| Bushnell1 mi E | March 2 | March 25 | December 5 | November 14 | 281 days | – |
| GainesvilleGainesville Regional Airport | March 3 | March 23 | December 2 | November 12 | 277 days | 9a |
| Inverness3 mi SE | March 3 | March 29 | December 5 | November 15 | 279 days | 9a |
| Gainesville (11 mi WNW) | March 4 | March 26 | December 4 | November 10 | 274 days | – |
| Perry station | March 4 | March 26 | November 26 | November 6 | 267 days | 8b |
| BonifayBonifay Tri County Airport | March 5 | March 25 | November 18 | November 4 | 260 days | – |
| Chipley | March 5 | March 27 | November 21 | November 4 | 263 days | 9a |
| Cross CityCross City Airport | March 5 | March 27 | November 26 | November 8 | 268 days | 9a |
| Madison | March 5 | March 23 | November 29 | November 10 | 273 days | 9a |
| PerryPerry Foley Airport | March 5 | March 27 | November 25 | November 5 | 268 days | – |
| Cross City (1 mi E) | March 6 | March 31 | November 26 | November 8 | 263 days | – |
| Monticello5 mi SE | March 7 | March 25 | November 23 | November 3 | 262 days | – |
| Glen St. MaryGlen St Mary (1 mi W) | March 8 | March 31 | December 1 | November 9 | 272 days | 9a |
| Mayo | March 8 | April 2 | November 25 | November 5 | 264 days | 9a |
| Panacea1 mi S | March 8 | March 26 | November 22 | November 6 | 262 days | – |
| New Hope | March 10 | March 29 | November 20 | November 3 | 259 days | – |
| Jasper | March 11 | March 30 | November 22 | November 5 | 258 days | 9a |
| TallahasseeTallahassee Regional Airport | March 11 | March 30 | November 21 | November 3 | 255 days | 9a |
| Niceville | March 12 | March 31 | November 19 | November 3 | 253 days | 8b |
| High Springs | March 13 | April 2 | November 22 | November 4 | 255 days | 9a |
| Quincy3 mi SSW | March 13 | March 31 | November 22 | November 4 | 256 days | – |
| Bell4 mi NW | March 14 | April 2 | November 22 | November 4 | 254 days | – |
| Tallahassee Airport | March 14 | April 3 | November 23 | November 4 | 255 days | – |
| Whiting Field Naval Air Station | March 14 | April 4 | November 19 | November 4 | 251 days | – |
| MiltonMilton Experiment Station | March 15 | April 3 | November 13 | October 30 | 241 days | – |
| CrestviewCrestview Bob Sikes Airport | March 21 | April 9 | November 12 | October 29 | 237 days | 8b |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities, growing-season length); station daily lows via ACIS (zone). * A night at 32°F or colder comes there in fewer than half of years; NOAA's dates for it are shown as published. Growing season: NOAA's median number of days between the last spring and first autumn 32°F night. Zone: the USDA's plant hardiness rule applied to the station's own 1991-2020 coldest nights.