Tallahassee, FL 32301 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Tallahassee, FL?
Around 03/11 is the usual last spring frost, about 195 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/21, about 255 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Tallahassee in Zone 9a (20 to 25°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 12 weeks of growing season left in Tallahassee before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Tallahassee's last frost
03/11 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/18 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 03/30 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Tallahassee compares
Tallahassee's growing season runs about 255 days, ranking 6,866 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within FL, it ranks 1,550 of 1,609.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 9a and Tallahassee's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Tallahassee's dates instead of trusting one.