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 33896
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts ZIP 33896 in zone 10a (the coldest night of a typical year: 30 to 35°F).
The nearest station, Kissimmee, FL, is 10 miles from the ZIP's center: its last spring frost comes after January 28 in half of years and after February 25 in one year in ten. By the USDA's method its plant hardiness zone is 10a.
| Station | Distance | Elevation | Last frost (median) | 1 in 10 after | First frost (median) | Hardiness zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kissimmee, FLKissimmee 2 | 10 mi | 60 ft | January 28 | February 25 | January 6 | 10a |
| Clermont, FL9 mi S | 17 mi | 130 ft | January 29 | February 26 | January 11 | 10a |
| Winter Haven, FLWinter Haven Gilbert Airport | 17 mi | 146 ft | January 15 | February 7 | January 10 | 10a |
| Lake Butler, FLOrlando W | 18 mi | 150 ft | January 28 | February 26 | January 9 | – |
| Winter Haven station, FL | 19 mi | 145 ft | January 16 | February 15 | January 9 | – |
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 Kissimmee
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 11 | February 23 | February 9 | January 10 | December 29 | December 1 |
| 32°F | February 25 | February 6 | January 28 | December 31 | January 6 | December 17 |
| 28°F (hard freeze) | February 15 | January 31 | January 16 | December 29 | January 12 | 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.