Crestview, FL 32588 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Crestview, FL, ZIP 32588
Around 03/21 is the usual last spring frost, about 205 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/12, about 237 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Crestview 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
Zone 9a around Crestview has about 11 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 03/21 isn't a guarantee
03/21 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/26 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/09 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Crestview compares
About 237 days separate Crestview's last and first frost, putting it 9,077 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within FL, it ranks 1,607 of 1,609.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 9a and Crestview's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around Crestview's dates instead of trusting one.