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 32304
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts ZIP 32304 in zone 9a (the coldest night of a typical year: 20 to 25°F).
The nearest station, Tallahassee Airport, FL, is 4 miles from the ZIP's center: its last spring frost comes after March 14 in half of years and after April 3 in one year in ten.
| Station | Distance | Elevation | Last frost (median) | 1 in 10 after | First frost (median) | Hardiness zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tallahassee Airport, FL | 4 mi | 55 ft | March 14 | April 3 | November 23 | – |
| Tallahassee, FLTallahassee Regional Airport | 4 mi | 63 ft | March 11 | March 30 | November 21 | 9a |
| Quincy, FL3 mi SSW | 15 mi | 245 ft | March 13 | March 31 | November 22 | – |
| Monticello (10 mi SW), FL | 22 mi | 219 ft | February 25 | March 17 | December 3 | – |
| Cairo, GA1 mi SW | 30 mi | 201 ft | March 11 | March 31 | November 21 | – |
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 Tallahassee 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) | April 13 | April 3 | March 27 | March 6 | November 11 | October 28 |
| 32°F | April 3 | March 23 | March 14 | February 20 | November 23 | November 4 |
| 28°F (hard freeze) | March 21 | March 9 | March 1 | January 31 | December 9 | November 15 |
| 24°F | March 11 | February 27 | February 13 | January 7 | January 1 | November 29 |
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.