Frost Dates in Florida

Across 139 NOAA weather stations in Florida, the average last spring frost falls between January 15 at Sarasota Bradenton Airport and March 21 at Crestview Bob Sikes Airport. At a typical Florida station it is around February 1, with the first fall frost around January 6 and a frost-free season of about 334 days.

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A typical Florida season

What shapes frost dates in Florida

The frost-free season ranges from 237 days at Crestview Bob Sikes Airport to 365 days at Winter Haven Gilbert Airport.
At 36 stations frost is rare: fewer than one night a year drops to 32°F.
Gardens in valleys and low spots, where cold air settles, often frost a week or more later in spring than the nearest station.

Frost dates at major airports

Station	Last frost	Safer date	First frost	Season (days)
Apalachicola Airport	Feb 15	Mar 11	Dec 18	307
Bonifay Tri Co Airport	Mar 5	Mar 25	Nov 18	260
Brooksville Hernando Co Airport	Mar 1	Mar 27	Dec 5	281
Chactaw Nolf Milton	Mar 1	Mar 23	Nov 27	273
Crestview Bob Sikes Airport	Mar 21	Apr 9	Nov 12	237
Cross City Airport	Mar 5	Mar 27	Nov 26	268
Daytona Beach Intl Airport	Jan 30	Feb 26	Jan 8*	340
Destin Ft Walton Airport	Feb 5	Mar 4	Dec 28	321
Everglades City 5 NE	Jan 24	Feb 14	Jan 20*	365
Ft Lauderdale Executive Airport	Rare	—	Rare	365
Ft Lauderdale Hollywood Airport	Rare	—	Rare	365
Ft Myers Page Fld Airport	Jan 16	Feb 2	Jan 13*	365
Ft Myers SW Fl Rgnl Airport	Jan 17	Feb 6	Jan 16*	365
Ft Pierce St Lucie Co Intl Airport	Jan 24	Feb 21	Jan 14*	365
Gainesville Rgnl Airport	Mar 3	Mar 23	Dec 2	277
Hollywood North Perry Airport	Rare	—	Rare	365
Jackson Whitehouse Nolf	Feb 28	Mar 23	Dec 3	280
Jacksonville	Feb 25	Mar 19	Dec 7	288
Jacksonville Craig Muni Airport	Feb 9	Mar 7	Dec 31	314
Jacksonville Nas	Feb 1	Mar 3	Jan 5*	330
Key West Intl Airport	Rare	—	Rare	365
Key West Nas	Rare	—	Rare	365
Leesburg Muni Airport	Jan 26	Feb 21	Jan 9*	346
Marathon Airport	Rare	—	Rare	365
Marianna Muni Airport	Mar 1	Mar 21	Nov 27	270
Mayport Pilot Stn	Feb 1	Mar 1	Jan 5*	332
Melbourne Intl Airport	Jan 20	Feb 14	Jan 12*	365
Miami Beach	Rare	—	Rare	365
Miami Intl Airport	Rare	—	Rare	365
Miami Kendall Tamiami Exec Airport	Rare	—	Rare	365
Miami Opa Locka Airport	Rare	—	Rare	365
Miami Wso City	Rare	—	Rare	365
NW Florida Beaches Intl Airport	Feb 25	Mar 19	Dec 1	280
Naples Muni Airport	Rare	—	Rare	365
Orlando Executive Airport	Jan 17	Feb 9	Jan 13*	365
Orlando Intl Airport	Jan 25	Feb 26	Jan 10*	355
Orlando Sanford Airport	Jan 24	Feb 23	Jan 9*	352
Panama City Bay Co Airport	Feb 7	Mar 5	Dec 24	318
Pensacola Forest Sherman Nas	Feb 28	Mar 20	Nov 29	277
Pensacola Rgnl Airport	Feb 14	Mar 11	Dec 9	301
Perry Foley Airport	Mar 5	Mar 27	Nov 25	268
Pompano Beach Airpark	Rare	—	Rare	365
Punta Gorda Charlotte Co Airport	Jan 22	Feb 16	Jan 10*	364
Sarasota Bradenton Airport	Jan 15	Feb 8	Jan 10*	365
Sebring 23 SSE	Feb 1	Mar 5	Jan 8*	334
St Petersburg Airport	Rare	—	Rare	365
St Petersburg Intl Airport	Jan 17	Feb 6	Jan 14*	365
Tallahassee	Mar 11	Mar 30	Nov 21	255
Tampa Intl Airport	Jan 20	Feb 10	Jan 12*	365
Titusville 7 E	Jan 29	Feb 26	Jan 16*	353
Vero Beach Intl Airport	Jan 24	Feb 27	Jan 13*	365
West Palm Beach Intl Airport	Rare	—	Rare	365
Whiting Field Nas South	Feb 28	Mar 23	Nov 27	276
Whiting Fld Nas	Mar 14	Apr 4	Nov 19	251
Winter Haven Gilbert Airport	Jan 15	Feb 7	Jan 10*	365

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Station	Elevation (ft)	Last frost	Safer date	First frost	Season (days)
Apalachicola Airport	20	Feb 20	Mar 12	Dec 13	299
Apalachicola Airport	19	Feb 15	Mar 11	Dec 18	307
Arcadia	25	Feb 7	Mar 10	Jan 4*	324
Archbold Bio Stn	140	Feb 26	Mar 28	Dec 22	300
Avon Park 2 W	154	Jan 28	Feb 26	Jan 8*	343
Bahia Honda Sp	2	Rare	—	Rare	365
Bartow 1SE	111	Jan 24	Feb 20	Jan 7*	352
Bell 4NW	30	Mar 14	Apr 2	Nov 22	254
Belle Glade	20	Jan 27	Feb 18	Jan 16*	365
Big Cypress	15	Jan 20	Feb 16	Jan 10*	365
Bonifay Tri Co Airport	85	Mar 5	Mar 25	Nov 18	260
Bradenton 5 ESE	20	Jan 16	Feb 9	Jan 11*	365
Brighton Rsvn	14	Jan 31	Feb 28	Jan 12*	347
Brooksville Chin Hill	240	Feb 3	Mar 3	Jan 3*	329
Brooksville Hernando Co Airport	77	Mar 1	Mar 27	Dec 5	281
Bushnell 1 E	80	Mar 2	Mar 25	Dec 5	281
Canal Pt Usda	30	Rare	—	Rare	365
Cape Florida	6	Rare	—	Rare	365
Chactaw Nolf Milton	102	Mar 1	Mar 23	Nov 27	273
Chipley	130	Mar 5	Mar 27	Nov 21	263
Clermont 9 S	130	Jan 29	Feb 26	Jan 11*	349
Clewiston #2	18	Jan 27	Feb 27	Jan 13*	357
Coral Springs	10	Rare	—	Rare	365
Crescent City	53	Feb 1	Feb 28	Jan 8*	334
Crestview Bob Sikes Airport	190	Mar 21	Apr 9	Nov 12	237
Cross City 1 E	42	Mar 6	Mar 31	Nov 26	263
Cross City Airport	38	Mar 5	Mar 27	Nov 26	268
Curry Hammock Sp	4	Rare	—	Rare	365
Daytona Beach	29	Feb 3	Feb 28	Jan 9*	333
Daytona Beach Intl Airport	31	Jan 30	Feb 26	Jan 8*	340
De Funiak Springs 1 E	245	Feb 28	Mar 22	Nov 28	275
Deland 1 SSE	25	Feb 17	Mar 19	Dec 30	310
Destin Ft Walton Airport	22	Feb 5	Mar 4	Dec 28	321
Devils Garden	26	Jan 25	Feb 13	Jan 13*	365
Dry Tortugas	3	Rare	—	Rare	365
Duck Key	4	Rare	—	Rare	365
Everglades	5	Jan 16	Feb 3	Jan 14*	365
Everglades City 5 NE	4	Jan 24	Feb 14	Jan 20*	365
Federal Pt	5	Jan 31	Feb 28	Jan 4*	337
Fernandina Beach	49	Feb 2	Mar 1	Jan 4*	333
Flamingo Rs	3	Rare	—	Rare	365
Ft Green 12 WSW	112	Feb 6	Mar 14	Jan 3*	325
Ft Lauderdale	16	Rare	—	Rare	365
Ft Lauderdale Beach	4	Rare	—	Rare	365
Ft Lauderdale Executive Airport	14	Rare	—	Rare	365
Ft Lauderdale Hollywood Airport	11	Rare	—	Rare	365
Ft Myers Page Fld Airport	15	Jan 16	Feb 2	Jan 13*	365
Ft Myers SW Fl Rgnl Airport	31	Jan 17	Feb 6	Jan 16*	365
Ft Pierce	25	Jan 22	Feb 27	Jan 12*	365
Ft Pierce St Lucie Co Intl Airport	24	Jan 24	Feb 21	Jan 14*	365
Gainesville 11 WNW	95	Mar 4	Mar 26	Dec 4	274
Gainesville Rgnl Airport	123	Mar 3	Mar 23	Dec 2	277
Glen St Mary 1 W	128	Mar 8	Mar 31	Dec 1	272
Hastings 4NE	10	Feb 14	Mar 17	Dec 30	308
Hialeah	12	Rare	—	Rare	365
High Springs	65	Mar 13	Apr 2	Nov 22	255
Hollywood	9	Rare	—	Rare	365
Hollywood North Perry Airport	9	Rare	—	Rare	365
Homestead Gen Aviation Airport	9	Rare	—	Rare	365
Immokalee	35	Jan 23	Feb 18	Jan 11*	365
Inverness 3 SE	58	Mar 3	Mar 29	Dec 5	279
Islamorada	6	Rare	—	Rare	365
Jackson Whitehouse Nolf	99	Feb 28	Mar 23	Dec 3	280
Jacksonville	33	Feb 25	Mar 19	Dec 7	288
Jacksonville Beach	10	Jan 31	Mar 2	Jan 10*	345
Jacksonville Craig Muni Airport	41	Feb 9	Mar 7	Dec 31	314
Jacksonville Nas	20	Feb 1	Mar 3	Jan 5*	330
Jasper	147	Mar 11	Mar 30	Nov 22	258
John Pennekamp Sp	6	Rare	—	Rare	365
Juno Beach	5	Jan 26	Feb 15	Jan 16*	365
Kenansville	61	Jan 26	Feb 22	Jan 10*	354
Key W Wfo	4	Rare	—	Rare	365
Key West Intl Airport	4	Rare	—	Rare	365
Key West Nas	6	Rare	—	Rare	365
Kissimmee 2	60	Jan 28	Feb 25	Jan 6*	342
Kissimmee Prairie Preserve	72	Jan 30	Feb 28	Jan 11*	347
La Belle	16	Feb 2	Mar 11	Jan 8*	339
Lake City 2 E	195	Mar 1	Mar 24	Nov 28	273
Lakeland 2	139	Jan 26	Feb 21	Jan 9*	349
Leesburg Muni Airport	77	Jan 26	Feb 21	Jan 9*	346
Lisbon	68	Feb 2	Mar 5	Jan 3*	327
Live Oak	120	Feb 20	Mar 19	Dec 6	292
Loxahatchee Nwr	21	Jan 22	Feb 7	Jan 17*	365
Madison	120	Mar 5	Mar 23	Nov 29	273
Marathon Airport	8	Rare	—	Rare	365
Marianna Muni Airport	113	Mar 1	Mar 21	Nov 27	270
Mayo	65	Mar 8	Apr 2	Nov 25	264
Mayport Pilot Stn	16	Feb 1	Mar 1	Jan 5*	332
Melbourne Beach A1A	12	Jan 16	Feb 13	Jan 13*	365
Melbourne Intl Airport	22	Jan 20	Feb 14	Jan 12*	365
Melbourne Wfo	35	Jan 24	Feb 24	Jan 9*	359
Miami Beach	1	Rare	—	Rare	365
Miami Intl Airport	29	Rare	—	Rare	365
Miami Kendall Tamiami Exec Airport	10	Rare	—	Rare	365
Miami Nwsfo	14	Rare	—	Rare	365
Miami Opa Locka Airport	10	Rare	—	Rare	365
Miami Wso City	15	Rare	—	Rare	365
Milton Exp Stn	217	Mar 15	Apr 3	Nov 13	241
Monticello 10 SW	219	Feb 25	Mar 17	Dec 3	286
Monticello 5 SE	98	Mar 7	Mar 25	Nov 23	262
Moore Haven Lock 1	35	Jan 23	Feb 17	Jan 11*	361
Mt Plymouth 1SSW	90	Feb 24	Mar 20	Dec 29	301
Mtn Lake	125	Feb 4	Mar 11	Jan 4*	332
Myakka Rvr Sp	19	Feb 1	Mar 3	Jan 6*	336
N Miami Beach #2	10	Rare	—	Rare	365
NW Florida Beaches Intl Airport	57	Feb 25	Mar 19	Dec 1	280
Naples	40	Jan 18	Feb 16	Jan 11*	365
Naples Muni Airport	9	Rare	—	Rare	365
Nettles Is	10	Rare	—	Rare	365
New Hope	105	Mar 10	Mar 29	Nov 20	259
New Smyrna Bch - Marine Discov	16	Jan 28	Feb 28	Jan 9*	365
Niceville	60	Mar 12	Mar 31	Nov 19	253
Oasis Rs	8	Jan 18	Feb 4	Jan 16*	365
Ocala	75	Feb 25	Mar 21	Dec 12	293
Okeechobee	18	Jan 31	Mar 1	Jan 11*	355
Orange Springs 2SSW	50	Mar 1	Mar 22	Dec 7	284
Orlando Executive Airport	108	Jan 17	Feb 9	Jan 13*	365
Orlando Intl Airport	90	Jan 25	Feb 26	Jan 10*	355
Orlando Sanford Airport	55	Jan 24	Feb 23	Jan 9*	352
Orlando W	150	Jan 28	Feb 26	Jan 9*	343
Ortona Lock 2	20	Jan 27	Feb 27	Jan 11*	348
Palm Bay	27	Jan 30	Mar 1	Jan 11*	343
Palm Beach Gardens	20	Jan 21	Feb 12	Jan 15*	365
Palm Coast 6NE	5	Jan 24	Feb 18	Jan 11*	356
Panacea 1 S	6	Mar 8	Mar 26	Nov 22	262
Panama City 5N	5	Feb 15	Mar 11	Dec 12	301
Panama City Bay Co Airport	21	Feb 7	Mar 5	Dec 24	318
Parrish	60	Jan 28	Feb 24	Jan 9*	355
Pensacola 7 NNE	114	Feb 17	Mar 13	Dec 9	299
Pensacola Forest Sherman Nas	28	Feb 28	Mar 20	Nov 29	277
Pensacola Rgnl Airport	112	Feb 14	Mar 11	Dec 9	301
Perrine 4W	10	Jan 18	Feb 1	Jan 13*	365
Perry	45	Mar 4	Mar 26	Nov 26	267
Perry Foley Airport	45	Mar 5	Mar 27	Nov 25	268
Plant City	110	Jan 30	Mar 2	Jan 6*	335
Pompano Beach Airpark	21	Rare	—	Rare	365
Port Salerno 5W	12	Jan 26	Feb 18	Jan 15*	365
Punta Gorda 4 ESE	20	Jan 21	Feb 14	Jan 14*	365
Punta Gorda Charlotte Co Airport	25	Jan 22	Feb 16	Jan 10*	364
Quincy 3 SSW	245	Mar 13	Mar 31	Nov 22	256
Royal Palm Rs	7	Jan 20	Feb 18	Jan 17*	365
S Bay 15 S	20	Jan 18	Feb 2	Jan 14*	365
Saint Leo	190	Jan 31	Feb 28	Jan 8*	336
Sanford	12	Jan 26	Feb 24	Jan 12*	359
Sarasota Bradenton Airport	28	Jan 15	Feb 8	Jan 10*	365
Scottsmoor 2.5 SSW	42	Feb 10	Mar 10	Jan 8*	327
Sebring 23 SSE	150	Feb 1	Mar 5	Jan 8*	334
St Augustine Lighthouse	12	Feb 1	Mar 3	Jan 5*	334
St Petersburg	8	Jan 17	Feb 5	Jan 15*	365
St Petersburg Airport	8	Rare	—	Rare	365
St Petersburg Intl Airport	11	Jan 17	Feb 6	Jan 14*	365
Starke	150	Feb 8	Mar 8	Dec 24	313
Stuart	13	Jan 23	Feb 10	Jan 18*	365
Tallahassee	63	Mar 11	Mar 30	Nov 21	255
Tallahassee Airport	55	Mar 14	Apr 3	Nov 23	255
Tamiami Trail 40 Mi Bend	15	Rare	—	Rare	365
Tampa Bay Area Wfo	40	Jan 20	Feb 16	Jan 9*	357
Tampa Intl Airport	19	Jan 20	Feb 10	Jan 12*	365
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	6	Jan 20	Feb 14	Jan 9*	354
Tavernier	7	Rare	—	Rare	365
Titusville	16	Jan 25	Feb 24	Jan 13*	362
Titusville 7 E	3	Jan 29	Feb 26	Jan 16*	353
Usher Twr	33	Feb 28	Mar 22	Dec 2	279
Venice	8	Jan 25	Feb 15	Jan 19*	365
Vero Beach 4SE	20	Jan 18	Feb 11	Jan 13*	365
Vero Beach Intl Airport	28	Jan 24	Feb 27	Jan 13*	365
Wauchula	60	Feb 4	Mar 5	Jan 8*	332
Weeki Wachee	20	Feb 5	Mar 5	Jan 1*	322
West Palm Beach Intl Airport	19	Rare	—	Rare	365
Wewahitchka	42	Mar 1	Mar 20	Nov 29	271
White Springs 7N	132	Feb 24	Mar 17	Dec 7	287
Whiting Field Nas South	178	Feb 28	Mar 23	Nov 27	276
Whiting Fld Nas	199	Mar 14	Apr 4	Nov 19	251
Winter Haven	145	Jan 16	Feb 15	Jan 9*	365
Winter Haven Gilbert Airport	146	Jan 15	Feb 7	Jan 10*	365

Last frost and first frost are averages (a 50% chance of frost later in spring or earlier in fall). Safer date is the spring date with only a 10% chance of a later frost. * The first frost usually comes after the new year.

Using these dates

Plant hardy crops like peas and spinach several weeks before your last frost, and tender crops like tomatoes and peppers after it, once nights stay above 50°F. The Seed Starting Calculator turns your frost date into sowing and planting dates, and When to Plant Tomatoes explains the timing in detail.

Data: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, 32°F threshold.

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What shapes frost dates in Florida

Frost dates at major airports

All 175 weather stations in Florida

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