Tallahassee, FL 32310 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Tallahassee, FL, ZIP 32310
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/14, about 198 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/23, about 255 frost-free days later.
Zone 9a (20 to 25°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 Tallahassee, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 9a around Tallahassee has about 12 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.
How much risk comes with planting early here
03/14 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/20 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/03 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Tallahassee compares
About 255 days separate Tallahassee's last and first frost, putting it 6,873 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within FL, it ranks 1,557 of 1,609.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Tallahassee can differ from the 32310 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 9a and Tallahassee's frost date answer different questions.