Hampton, FL 32044 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Hampton, FL?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 03/03, roughly 187 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 12/02, about 277 frost-free days later.
Zone 9a (20 to 25°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Hampton, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 14 weeks of growing season left in Hampton before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
How much risk comes with planting early here
03/03 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/01 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 03/23 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Hampton compares
At roughly 277 frost-free days, Hampton places 5,038 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within FL, it ranks 1,465 of 1,609.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 9a and Hampton's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Hampton's dates instead of trusting one.