Panama City Beach, FL 32461 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Panama City Beach, FL?
Around 02/25 is the usual last spring frost, about 181 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 12/01, about 280 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Panama City Beach in Zone 9a (20 to 25°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's forecast.
What to do before the first frost
About 14 weeks of growing season left in Panama City Beach before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Panama City Beach's last frost
02/25 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 01/31 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 03/19 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Panama City Beach compares
Panama City Beach's growing season runs about 280 days, ranking 4,830 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within FL, it ranks 1,431 of 1,609.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Panama City Beach's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Panama City Beach can differ from the 32461 normal.