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 32162
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts ZIP 32162 in zone 9b (the coldest night of a typical year: 25 to 30°F).
The nearest station, Lisbon, FL, is 13 miles from the ZIP's center: its last spring frost comes after February 2 in half of years and after March 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lisbon, FL | 13 mi | 68 ft | February 2 | March 5 | January 3 | 9b |
| Leesburg, FLLeesburg Municipal Airport | 13 mi | 77 ft | January 26 | February 21 | January 9 | 10a |
| Ocala, FL | 17 mi | 75 ft | February 25 | March 21 | December 12 | 9a |
| Bushnell, FL1 mi E | 19 mi | 80 ft | March 2 | March 25 | December 5 | – |
| Inverness, FL3 mi SE | 21 mi | 58 ft | March 3 | March 29 | December 5 | 9a |
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 Lisbon
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 18 | March 4 | February 20 | January 22 | December 15 | November 19 |
| 32°F | March 5 | February 15 | February 2 | January 5 | January 3 | December 2 |
| 28°F (hard freeze) | February 16 | January 31 | January 21 | December 30 | January 11 | December 13 |
| 24°F | February 10 | January 30 | January 19 | December 29 | January 17 | December 28 |
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.