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 32780
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts ZIP 32780 in zone 10a (the coldest night of a typical year: 30 to 35°F).
The nearest station, Titusville station, FL, is 7 miles from the ZIP's center: its last spring frost comes after January 25 in half of years and after February 24 in one year in ten.
| Station | Distance | Elevation | Last frost (median) | 1 in 10 after | First frost (median) | Hardiness zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Titusville station, FL | 7 mi | 16 ft | January 25 | February 24 | January 13 | – |
| Titusville, FL7 mi E | 8 mi | 3 ft | January 29 | February 26 | January 16 | – |
| Scottsmoor, FL2.5 mi SSW | 15 mi | 42 ft | February 10 | March 10 | January 8 | – |
| Melbourne Weather Office, FL | 30 mi | 35 ft | January 24 | February 24 | January 9 | – |
| Melbourne, FLMelbourne International Airport | 31 mi | 27 ft | January 20 | February 14 | January 12 | 10a |
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 Titusville station
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 7 | February 18 | February 3 | January 5 | January 5 | December 9 |
| 32°F | February 24 | February 4 | January 25 | December 31 | January 13 | December 23 |
| 28°F (hard freeze) | February 8 | January 31 | January 22 | December 27 | January 16 | December 25 |
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.