Century, FL 32535 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Century, FL?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 03/10, roughly 194 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/15, about 251 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Century in Zone 8b (15 to 20°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 11 weeks of growing season left in Century before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Century's last frost
03/10 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/17 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/01 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Century compares
Century's growing season runs about 251 days, ranking 7,344 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within FL, it ranks 1,594 of 1,609.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8b and Century's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Century's dates instead of trusting one.