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DeBary, FL 32747 Frost Dates

Frost dates for DeBary, FL, ZIP 32747

Zone 9b

Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 01/24, roughly 149 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 01/09, about 352 frost-free days later.

The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts DeBary 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

Zone 9b around DeBary has about 19 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

01/24 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/23 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 12/29 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.

How DeBary compares

At roughly 352 frost-free days, DeBary places 2,281 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within FL, it ranks 999 of 1,609.

Learn more

zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 9b and DeBary's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around DeBary's dates instead of trusting one.