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 32504
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts ZIP 32504 in zone 9a (the coldest night of a typical year: 20 to 25°F).
The nearest station, Pensacola, FL, is 0 miles from the ZIP's center: its last spring frost comes after February 14 in half of years and after March 11 in one year in ten. By the USDA's method its plant hardiness zone is 9a.
| Station | Distance | Elevation | Last frost (median) | 1 in 10 after | First frost (median) | Hardiness zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pensacola, FLPensacola Regional Airport | 0 mi | 112 ft | February 14 | March 11 | December 9 | 9a |
| Ferry Pass, FLPensacola (7 mi NNE) | 4 mi | 114 ft | February 17 | March 13 | December 9 | – |
| Pensacola Forest Sherman Naval Air Station, FL | 12 mi | 28 ft | February 28 | March 20 | November 29 | 9a |
| Chactaw NOLF Milton, FL | 14 mi | 102 ft | March 1 | March 23 | November 27 | – |
| Whiting Field Naval Air Station South, FL | 19 mi | 178 ft | February 28 | March 23 | November 27 | – |
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 Pensacola
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 21 | March 11 | March 2 | February 8 | November 25 | November 8 |
| 32°F | March 11 | February 26 | February 14 | January 21 | December 9 | November 17 |
| 28°F (hard freeze) | February 28 | February 10 | January 31 | January 2 | January 1 | December 2 |
| 24°F | February 11 | January 29 | January 19 | December 28 | January 8 | December 16 |
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.