Tavares, FL 32778 Frost Dates
Tavares, FL: when does the frost end?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 01/26, roughly 151 days out. Fall's first freeze usually shows up around 01/09, roughly 346 days after the last spring frost.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Tavares in Zone 9b (25 to 30°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's forecast.
Stretching the season past the first frost
With roughly 19 weeks until Tavares's first fall frost, a row cover or cold frame is what stretches the last few weeks of harvest here.
Why 01/26 isn't a guarantee
01/26 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Getting tender plants in by 02/21 carries real risk, frost has hit that late in about 9 of 10 years here. Wait until 12/31 and only about 1 year in 10 sees frost after that.
Tavares against the rest of the dataset
Tavares's growing season runs about 346 days, ranking 2,431 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within FL, it ranks 1,021 of 1,609.
Learn more
Before leaning on 32778's figures: local microclimates explains what one yard in Tavares can differ from the 32778 normal, while zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 9b and Tavares's frost date answer different questions.