Jacksonville Beach, FL 32255 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Jacksonville Beach, FL?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 02/01, about 157 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 01/05, about 332 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Jacksonville 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 Jacksonville 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 Jacksonville Beach compares
Jacksonville Beach's growing season runs about 332 days, ranking 2,865 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within FL, it ranks 1,117 of 1,609.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 9b and Jacksonville Beach's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Jacksonville Beach's dates instead of trusting one.