Lady Lake, FL 32159 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Lady Lake, FL, ZIP 32159
The last spring frost here typically falls around 01/26, about 151 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 01/09, about 346 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Lady Lake 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
Zone 9b around Lady Lake has about 19 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.
Why 01/26 isn't a guarantee
01/26 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/21 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 Lady Lake compares
Lady Lake's growing season runs about 346 days, ranking 2,434 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within FL, it ranks 1,024 of 1,609.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 9b and Lady Lake's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around Lady Lake's dates instead of trusting one.