Freeport, FL 32439 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Freeport, FL?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 02/28, about 184 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/28, about 275 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 Freeport, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 13 weeks of growing season left in Freeport before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 02/28 isn't a guarantee
02/28 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/03 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 03/22 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Freeport compares
At roughly 275 frost-free days, Freeport places 5,123 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within FL, it ranks 1,474 of 1,609.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Freeport can differ from the 32439 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 9a and Freeport's frost date answer different questions.