Frost dates by ZIP code: The nearest NOAA stations to your ZIP, 1991-2020 normals
Enter a five-digit ZIP code. PlainClimate finds its center (Census Bureau 2024) and the five nearest NOAA stations with frost dates, and shows each station's last spring and first autumn 32°F dates with its distance and elevation.
Frost dates near ZIP 32137
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts ZIP 32137 in zone 9b (the coldest night of a typical year: 25 to 30°F).
The nearest station, Palm Coast, FL, is 4 miles from the ZIP's center: its last spring frost comes after January 24 in half of years and after February 18 in one year in ten. By the USDA's method its plant hardiness zone is 9b.
| Station | Distance | Elevation | Last frost (median) | 1 in 10 after | First frost (median) | Hardiness zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palm Coast, FL6 mi NE | 4 mi | 5 ft | January 24 | February 18 | January 11 | 9b |
| Hastings, FL4 mi NE | 20 mi | 10 ft | February 14 | March 17 | December 30 | 9b |
| Crescent City, FL | 20 mi | 53 ft | February 1 | February 28 | January 8 | – |
| St. Augustine, FLSt Augustine Lighthouse | 22 mi | 12 ft | February 1 | March 3 | January 5 | 9b |
| Federal Point, FL | 23 mi | 5 ft | January 31 | February 28 | January 4 | 9b |
Frost comes later in spring at higher and colder stations and earlier in low, open ground: prefer a station at a similar elevation to yours. Hardiness zone in the table: the USDA's rule (the average of each year's coldest night, 1991-2020) applied to the station's own record.
Every frost threshold at Palm Coast
NOAA publishes the dates for several temperatures and odds. A 30% spring date means a 3-in-10 chance of a later frost (the convention almanacs use); 50% is the median; 10% the cautious date.
| Threshold | Spring, 10% | Spring, 30% | Spring, 50% | Spring, 90% | Autumn, 50% | Autumn, 10% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36°F (light frost) | March 3 | February 16 | February 4 | January 6 | January 3 | December 7 |
| 32°F | February 18 | February 2 | January 24 | December 31 | January 11 | December 19 |
| 28°F (hard freeze) | February 7 | January 31 | January 19 | December 28 | January 16 | December 24 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals; ZIP centers: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026. Autumn 10%: one year in ten has its first frost before this date.