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 34761
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts ZIP 34761 in zone 10a (the coldest night of a typical year: 30 to 35°F).
The nearest station, Lake Butler, FL, is 5 miles from the ZIP's center: its last spring frost comes after January 28 in half of years and after February 26 in one year in ten.
| Station | Distance | Elevation | Last frost (median) | 1 in 10 after | First frost (median) | Hardiness zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Butler, FLOrlando W | 5 mi | 150 ft | January 28 | February 26 | January 9 | – |
| Orlando Executive Airport, FL | 12 mi | 108 ft | January 17 | February 9 | January 13 | 10a |
| Clermont, FL9 mi S | 14 mi | 130 ft | January 29 | February 26 | January 11 | 10a |
| Mount Plymouth, FL1 mi SSW | 15 mi | 90 ft | February 24 | March 20 | December 29 | – |
| Orlando, FLOrlando International Airport | 16 mi | 90 ft | January 25 | February 26 | January 10 | 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 Lake Butler
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 12 | February 23 | February 8 | January 10 | December 27 | December 1 |
| 32°F | February 26 | February 8 | January 28 | January 1 | January 9 | December 18 |
| 28°F (hard freeze) | February 13 | February 1 | January 20 | December 31 | January 13 | 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.