South Daytona, FL 32119 Frost Dates
When can you plant in South Daytona, FL?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 01/30, about 155 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 01/08, about 340 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts South Daytona in Zone 10a (30 to 35°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's forecast.
What to do before the first frost
About 19 weeks of growing season left in South Daytona before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around South Daytona's last frost
01/30 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/26 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 12/31 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How South Daytona compares
About 340 days separate South Daytona's last and first frost, putting it 2,623 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within FL, it ranks 1,071 of 1,609.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 10a and South Daytona's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around South Daytona's dates instead of trusting one.