Homestead, FL 33299 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Homestead, FL?
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.
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
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 648 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within FL, it ranks 213 of 1,609.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Homestead can differ from the 33299 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 11a and Homestead's frost date answer different questions.