Palatka, FL 32131 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Palatka, FL?
Around 01/24 is the usual last spring frost, about 149 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 01/11, about 356 frost-free days later.
Palatka sits in USDA Zone 9b (25 to 30°F average annual minimum). The dates above are NOAA's 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting station, a 30-year average, not a forecast.
What to do before the first frost
About 19 weeks of growing season left in Palatka 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
01/24 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/18 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 Palatka compares
Palatka's growing season runs about 356 days, ranking 2,114 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within FL, it ranks 917 of 1,609.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Palatka can differ from the 32131 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 9b and Palatka's frost date answer different questions.