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Cutler Bay, FL 33189 Frost Dates

When can you plant in Cutler Bay, FL?

Zone 11a

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.

Cutler Bay 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 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

Cutler Bay's growing season runs about 365 days, ranking 916 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within FL, it ranks 377 of 1,609.

Learn more

the frost range covers how to read the range around Cutler Bay's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Cutler Bay can differ from the 33189 normal.