Cutler Bay, FL 33170 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Cutler Bay, FL?
Around 01/18 is the usual last spring frost, about 143 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 01/13, about 365 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Cutler Bay in Zone 10b (35 to 40°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 Cutler Bay before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Cutler Bay's last frost
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 Cutler Bay compares
About 365 days separate Cutler Bay's last and first frost, putting it 913 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within FL, it ranks 374 of 1,609.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 10b and Cutler Bay's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Cutler Bay's dates instead of trusting one.