Interlachen, FL 32138 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Interlachen, FL, ZIP 32138
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/01, about 185 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 12/07, about 284 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 Interlachen, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 9a around Interlachen 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.
The actual range around Interlachen's last frost
03/01 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 01/29 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 03/22 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Interlachen compares
Interlachen's growing season runs about 284 days, ranking 4,701 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within FL, it ranks 1,382 of 1,609.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Interlachen can differ from the 32138 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 9a and Interlachen's frost date answer different questions.