Winter Park, FL 32858 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Winter Park, FL, ZIP 32858
Around 01/17 is the usual last spring frost, about 142 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 01/13, about 365 frost-free days later.
Zone 10a (30 to 35°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Winter Park, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 10a around Winter Park has about 20 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.
Why 01/17 isn't a guarantee
01/17 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/09 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 12/26 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Winter Park compares
Winter Park's growing season runs about 365 days, ranking 1,102 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within FL, it ranks 456 of 1,609.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Winter Park can differ from the 32858 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 10a and Winter Park's frost date answer different questions.