Orlando, FL 32827 Frost Dates
Orlando, FL: when does the frost end?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 01/25, about 150 days from today. Fall's first freeze usually shows up around 01/10, roughly 355 days after the last spring frost.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Orlando in Zone 10a (30 to 35°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 Orlando's first fall frost, a row cover or cold frame is what stretches the last few weeks of harvest here.
Why 01/25 isn't a guarantee
01/25 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Getting tender plants in by 02/26 carries real risk, frost has hit that late in about 9 of 10 years here. Wait until 12/30 and only about 1 year in 10 sees frost after that.
Orlando against the rest of the dataset
At roughly 355 frost-free days, Orlando places 2,124 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within FL, it ranks 927 of 1,609.
Learn more
Before leaning on 32827's figures: zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 10a and Orlando's frost date answer different questions, while the frost range explains how to read the range around Orlando's dates instead of trusting one.