Edgewood, FL 32809 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Edgewood, FL?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 01/25, about 150 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 01/10, about 355 frost-free days later.
Edgewood sits in USDA Zone 10a (30 to 35°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 19 weeks of growing season left in Edgewood before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 01/25 isn't a guarantee
01/25 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/26 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 12/30 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Edgewood compares
Edgewood's growing season runs about 355 days, ranking 2,145 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within FL, it ranks 945 of 1,609.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 10a and Edgewood's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Edgewood's dates instead of trusting one.