Interlachen, FL 32147 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Interlachen, FL?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 03/01, roughly 185 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 12/07, about 284 frost-free days later.
Interlachen 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 14 weeks of growing season left in Interlachen 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
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
At roughly 284 frost-free days, Interlachen places 4,703 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within FL, it ranks 1,384 of 1,609.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 9b and Interlachen's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Interlachen's dates instead of trusting one.