Temple Terrace, FL 33510 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Temple Terrace, FL, ZIP 33510
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 01/20, roughly 145 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 01/12, about 365 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Temple Terrace in Zone 9b (25 to 30°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's forecast.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 9b around Temple Terrace 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 01/20 isn't a guarantee
01/20 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/10 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 12/27 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Temple Terrace compares
About 365 days separate Temple Terrace's last and first frost, putting it 1,142 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within FL, it ranks 484 of 1,609.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Temple Terrace can differ from the 33510 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 9b and Temple Terrace's frost date answer different questions.