Carrabelle, FL 32323 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Carrabelle, FL, ZIP 32323
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/08, about 192 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/22, about 262 frost-free days later.
Carrabelle sits in USDA Zone 9a (20 to 25°F average annual minimum). The dates above are NOAA's 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting station, a 30-year average, not a forecast.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 9a around Carrabelle 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.
Why 03/08 isn't a guarantee
03/08 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/15 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 03/26 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Carrabelle compares
At roughly 262 frost-free days, Carrabelle places 6,236 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within FL, it ranks 1,536 of 1,609.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 9a and Carrabelle's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around Carrabelle's dates instead of trusting one.