Palatka, FL 32177 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Palatka, FL, ZIP 32177
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.
Zone 9b (25 to 30°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 Palatka, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 9b around Palatka 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.
Why 03/01 isn't a guarantee
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 Palatka compares
Palatka's growing season runs about 284 days, ranking 4,682 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within FL, it ranks 1,372 of 1,609.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Palatka's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Palatka can differ from the 32177 normal.