Homestead, FL 33266 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Homestead, FL, ZIP 33266
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 01/18, roughly 143 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 01/13, about 365 frost-free days later.
Zone 11a (40 to 45°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Homestead, not a forecast for this year.
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.
Why 01/18 isn't a guarantee
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
At roughly 365 frost-free days, Homestead places 643 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within FL, it ranks 208 of 1,609.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Homestead's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Homestead can differ from the 33266 normal.