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Bunnell, FL 32135 Frost Dates

When can you plant in Bunnell, FL?

Zone 9b

The last spring frost here typically falls around 01/24, about 149 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 01/11, about 356 frost-free days later.

The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Bunnell in Zone 9b (25 to 30°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 Bunnell before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.

The actual range around Bunnell's last frost

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 Bunnell compares

About 356 days separate Bunnell's last and first frost, putting it 2,119 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within FL, it ranks 922 of 1,609.

Learn more

the frost range covers how to read the range around Bunnell's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Bunnell can differ from the 32135 normal.