Madison, FL 32350 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Madison, FL?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 03/10, roughly 194 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/21, about 259 frost-free days later.
Madison 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 12 weeks of growing season left in Madison before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 03/10 isn't a guarantee
03/10 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. 03/31 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Madison compares
About 259 days separate Madison's last and first frost, putting it 6,590 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within FL, it ranks 1,545 of 1,609.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Madison's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Madison can differ from the 32350 normal.