White Springs, FL 32096 Frost Dates
Frost dates for White Springs, FL, ZIP 32096
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 02/24, roughly 180 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 12/07, about 287 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 White Springs, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 9a around White Springs has about 14 weeks left before the first fall frost — that's the usual window to get a cold frame up if you want to keep harvesting past it.
How much risk comes with planting early here
02/24 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 01/28 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 03/17 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How White Springs compares
About 287 days separate White Springs's last and first frost, putting it 4,606 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within FL, it ranks 1,350 of 1,609.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in White Springs can differ from the 32096 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 9a and White Springs's frost date answer different questions.