Monticello, FL 32337 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Monticello, FL, ZIP 32337
The last spring frost here typically falls around 02/25, about 181 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 12/03, about 286 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 Monticello, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 9a around Monticello has about 14 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.
The actual range around Monticello's last frost
02/25 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 01/25 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 03/17 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Monticello compares
Monticello's growing season runs about 286 days, ranking 4,611 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within FL, it ranks 1,353 of 1,609.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Monticello can differ from the 32337 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 9a and Monticello's frost date answer different questions.