Deltona, FL 32738 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Deltona, FL?
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.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Deltona in Zone 9b (25 to 30°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
About 18 weeks of growing season left in Deltona before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Deltona's last frost
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 Deltona compares
About 310 days separate Deltona's last and first frost, putting it 3,548 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within FL, it ranks 1,253 of 1,609.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 9b and Deltona's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Deltona's dates instead of trusting one.