Homestead, FL 33256 Frost Dates
Homestead, FL: when does the frost end?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 01/18, roughly 143 days out. Fall's first freeze usually shows up around 01/13, roughly 365 days after the last spring frost.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Homestead in Zone 11a (40 to 45°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's forecast.
Stretching the season past the first frost
With roughly 20 weeks until Homestead's first fall frost, a row cover or cold frame is what stretches the last few weeks of harvest here.
Why 01/18 isn't a guarantee
01/18 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Getting tender plants in by 02/01 carries real risk, frost has hit that late in about 9 of 10 years here. Wait until 12/31 and only about 1 year in 10 sees frost after that.
Homestead against the rest of the dataset
Homestead's growing season runs about 365 days, ranking 639 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within FL, it ranks 204 of 1,609.
Learn more
Before leaning on 33256's figures: zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 11a and Homestead's frost date answer different questions, while the frost range explains how to read the range around Homestead's dates instead of trusting one.