Homestead, FL 33239 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Homestead, FL, ZIP 33239
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.
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
Zone 11a around Homestead 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
01/18 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 633 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within FL, it ranks 198 of 1,609.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Homestead can differ from the 33239 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 11a and Homestead's frost date answer different questions.