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Winter Park, FL 32872 Frost Dates

Frost dates for Winter Park, FL, ZIP 32872

Zone 10a

The last spring frost here typically falls around 01/17, about 142 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 01/13, about 365 frost-free days later.

The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Winter Park in Zone 10a (30 to 35°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's forecast.

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.

How much risk comes with planting early here

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 1,108 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within FL, it ranks 462 of 1,609.

Learn more

local microclimates explains what one yard in Winter Park can differ from the 32872 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 10a and Winter Park's frost date answer different questions.