Cross City, FL 32359 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Cross City, FL?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/06, about 190 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/26, about 263 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 Cross City, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 13 weeks of growing season left in Cross City before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 03/06 isn't a guarantee
03/06 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/10 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 Cross City compares
At roughly 263 frost-free days, Cross City places 6,117 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within FL, it ranks 1,523 of 1,609.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Cross City's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Cross City can differ from the 32359 normal.