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Atlantic Beach, FL 32227 Frost Dates

When can you plant in Atlantic Beach, FL?

Zone 9b

Around 02/01 is the usual last spring frost, about 157 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 01/05, about 332 frost-free days later.

The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Atlantic Beach 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 Atlantic Beach before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.

Why 02/01 isn't a guarantee

02/01 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 01/01 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 03/01 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.

How Atlantic Beach compares

Atlantic Beach's growing season runs about 332 days, ranking 2,867 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within FL, it ranks 1,119 of 1,609.

Learn more

zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 9b and Atlantic Beach's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Atlantic Beach's dates instead of trusting one.