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 32607
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts ZIP 32607 in zone 9a (the coldest night of a typical year: 20 to 25°F).
The nearest station, Gainesville (11 mi WNW), FL, is 5 miles from the ZIP's center: its last spring frost comes after March 4 in half of years and after March 26 in one year in ten.
| Station | Distance | Elevation | Last frost (median) | 1 in 10 after | First frost (median) | Hardiness zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gainesville (11 mi WNW), FL | 5 mi | 95 ft | March 4 | March 26 | December 4 | – |
| Gainesville, FLGainesville Regional Airport | 9 mi | 123 ft | March 3 | March 23 | December 2 | 9a |
| High Springs, FL | 16 mi | 65 ft | March 13 | April 2 | November 22 | 9a |
| Starke, FL | 27 mi | 150 ft | February 8 | March 8 | December 24 | – |
| Usher Tower, FL | 29 mi | 33 ft | February 28 | March 22 | December 2 | 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 Gainesville (11 mi WNW)
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 7 | March 28 | March 20 | February 23 | November 20 | November 1 |
| 32°F | March 26 | March 14 | March 4 | February 3 | December 4 | November 10 |
| 28°F (hard freeze) | March 15 | February 28 | February 16 | January 11 | December 24 | November 24 |
| 24°F | March 1 | February 16 | February 3 | December 31 | January 7 | December 6 |
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.