Homestead, FL 33116 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Homestead, FL?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 01/18, about 143 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 01/13, about 365 frost-free days later.
Homestead sits in USDA Zone 11a (40 to 45°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 20 weeks of growing season left in Homestead before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 01/18 isn't a guarantee
01/18 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/01 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 12/31 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Homestead compares
About 365 days separate Homestead's last and first frost, putting it 623 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within FL, it ranks 188 of 1,609.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Homestead's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Homestead can differ from the 33116 normal.