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 32216
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts ZIP 32216 in zone 9b (the coldest night of a typical year: 25 to 30°F).
The nearest station, Jacksonville Craig Municipal Airport, FL, is 6 miles from the ZIP's center: its last spring frost comes after February 9 in half of years and after March 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville Craig Municipal Airport, FL | 6 mi | 41 ft | February 9 | March 7 | December 31 | 9b |
| Jacksonville Naval Air Station, FL | 6 mi | 20 ft | February 1 | March 3 | January 5 | – |
| Jacksonville Beach, FL | 11 mi | 10 ft | January 31 | March 2 | January 10 | 9b |
| Mayport Pilot Station, FL | 13 mi | 16 ft | February 1 | March 1 | January 5 | 9b |
| Jacksonville, FLJacksonville International Airport | 16 mi | 33 ft | February 25 | March 19 | December 7 | 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 Jacksonville Craig Municipal Airport
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 22 | March 9 | March 1 | February 1 | December 6 | November 17 |
| 32°F | March 7 | February 23 | February 9 | January 12 | December 31 | November 30 |
| 28°F (hard freeze) | February 24 | February 4 | January 26 | December 29 | January 8 | December 9 |
| 24°F | February 14 | January 30 | January 17 | December 26 | January 13 | December 20 |
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.