DeLand, FL 32720 Frost Dates
Frost dates for DeLand, FL, ZIP 32720
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 02/17, roughly 173 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 12/30, about 310 frost-free days later.
Zone 9b (25 to 30°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 DeLand, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 9b around DeLand has about 18 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.
How much risk comes with planting early here
02/17 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 01/14 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 03/19 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How DeLand compares
About 310 days separate DeLand's last and first frost, putting it 3,554 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within FL, it ranks 1,255 of 1,609.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in DeLand can differ from the 32720 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 9b and DeLand's frost date answer different questions.