Homestead, FL 33255 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Homestead, 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.
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.
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
Homestead's growing season runs about 365 days, ranking 638 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within FL, it ranks 203 of 1,609.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 11a and Homestead's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Homestead's dates instead of trusting one.