Lake Helen, FL 32728 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Lake Helen, FL?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 02/17, about 173 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 12/30, about 310 frost-free days later.
Lake Helen 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
About 18 weeks of growing season left in Lake Helen before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
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 Lake Helen compares
About 310 days separate Lake Helen's last and first frost, putting it 3,586 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within FL, it ranks 1,275 of 1,609.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Lake Helen's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Lake Helen can differ from the 32728 normal.