Monticello, FL 32344 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Monticello, FL?
Around 02/25 is the usual last spring frost, about 181 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 12/03, about 286 frost-free days later.
Monticello 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
About 14 weeks of growing season left in Monticello before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 02/25 isn't a guarantee
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
About 286 days separate Monticello's last and first frost, putting it 4,612 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within FL, it ranks 1,354 of 1,609.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Monticello's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Monticello can differ from the 32344 normal.