Winter Park, FL 32878 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Winter Park, FL?
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.
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
About 20 weeks of growing season left in Winter Park before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
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
At roughly 365 frost-free days, Winter Park places 1,110 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within FL, it ranks 464 of 1,609.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Winter Park can differ from the 32878 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 10a and Winter Park's frost date answer different questions.