Wausau, FL 32463 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Wausau, FL, ZIP 32463
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 03/05, roughly 189 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/21, about 263 frost-free days later.
Wausau 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
Zone 9a around Wausau has about 12 weeks left before the first fall frost — that's the usual window to get a cold frame up if you want to keep harvesting past it.
Why 03/05 isn't a guarantee
03/05 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/07 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 03/27 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Wausau compares
About 263 days separate Wausau's last and first frost, putting it 6,146 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within FL, it ranks 1,531 of 1,609.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Wausau's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Wausau can differ from the 32463 normal.