Newberry, FL 32669 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Newberry, FL, ZIP 32669
Around 03/04 is the usual last spring frost, about 188 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 12/04, about 274 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Newberry 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 Newberry has about 14 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.
The actual range around Newberry's last frost
03/04 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/03 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 03/26 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Newberry compares
Newberry's growing season runs about 274 days, ranking 5,155 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within FL, it ranks 1,484 of 1,609.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Newberry can differ from the 32669 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 9a and Newberry's frost date answer different questions.