Apopka, FL 32768 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Apopka, FL, ZIP 32768
Around 02/24 is the usual last spring frost, about 180 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 12/29, about 301 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Apopka 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 Apopka 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.
The actual range around Apopka's last frost
02/24 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 01/22 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 03/20 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Apopka compares
About 301 days separate Apopka's last and first frost, putting it 3,906 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within FL, it ranks 1,287 of 1,609.
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local microclimates explains what one yard in Apopka can differ from the 32768 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 9b and Apopka's frost date answer different questions.