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 32401
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts ZIP 32401 in zone 9b (the coldest night of a typical year: 25 to 30°F).
The nearest station, Panama City, FL, is 5 miles from the ZIP's center: its last spring frost comes after February 7 in half of years and after March 5 in one year in ten.
| Station | Distance | Elevation | Last frost (median) | 1 in 10 after | First frost (median) | Hardiness zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panama City, FLPanama City Bay County Airport | 5 mi | 21 ft | February 7 | March 5 | December 24 | – |
| Lynn Haven, FLPanama City (5 mi N) | 6 mi | 5 ft | February 15 | March 11 | December 12 | 9a |
| NW Florida Beaches International Airport, FL | 16 mi | 57 ft | February 25 | March 19 | December 1 | – |
| Wewahitchka, FL | 26 mi | 42 ft | March 1 | March 20 | November 29 | 9a |
| Chipley, FL | 43 mi | 130 ft | March 5 | March 27 | November 21 | 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 Panama City
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 5 | February 25 | January 31 | December 1 | November 11 |
| 32°F | March 5 | February 21 | February 7 | January 5 | December 24 | November 23 |
| 28°F (hard freeze) | February 22 | February 2 | January 23 | December 23 | January 5 | December 5 |
| 24°F | February 6 | January 27 | January 13 | December 20 | January 8 | December 14 |
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.