Milton, FL 32572 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Milton, FL?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 02/28, about 184 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/27, about 276 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 Milton, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 13 weeks of growing season left in Milton 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 02/01 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 03/23 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Milton compares
At roughly 276 frost-free days, Milton places 5,082 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within FL, it ranks 1,472 of 1,609.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Milton can differ from the 32572 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 9a and Milton's frost date answer different questions.