McIntosh, FL 32664 Frost Dates
When can you plant in McIntosh, FL?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/01, about 185 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 12/07, about 284 frost-free days later.
McIntosh 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
About 14 weeks of growing season left in McIntosh before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around McIntosh's last frost
03/01 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 01/29 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 03/22 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How McIntosh compares
McIntosh's growing season runs about 284 days, ranking 4,716 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within FL, it ranks 1,394 of 1,609.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in McIntosh can differ from the 32664 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 9a and McIntosh's frost date answer different questions.