DeLand, FL 32724 Frost Dates
Frost dates for DeLand, FL, ZIP 32724
Around 02/17 is the usual last spring frost, about 173 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 12/30, about 310 frost-free days later.
DeLand sits in USDA Zone 9b (25 to 30°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
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 3,556 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within FL, it ranks 1,257 of 1,609.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 9b and DeLand's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around DeLand's dates instead of trusting one.