Perry, FL 32357 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Perry, FL?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/04, about 188 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/26, about 267 frost-free days later.
Perry 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 13 weeks of growing season left in Perry before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 03/04 isn't a guarantee
03/04 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/06 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 Perry compares
About 267 days separate Perry's last and first frost, putting it 5,847 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within FL, it ranks 1,518 of 1,609.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Perry can differ from the 32357 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 9a and Perry's frost date answer different questions.