Kissimmee, FL 32837 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Kissimmee, FL?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 01/25, roughly 150 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 01/10, about 355 frost-free days later.
Kissimmee 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 Kissimmee before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
How much risk comes with planting early here
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 Kissimmee compares
About 355 days separate Kissimmee's last and first frost, putting it 2,132 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within FL, it ranks 935 of 1,609.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 10a and Kissimmee's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Kissimmee's dates instead of trusting one.