Dade City, FL 33525 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Dade City, FL?
Around 01/31 is the usual last spring frost, about 156 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 01/08, about 336 frost-free days later.
Dade City sits in USDA Zone 9b (25 to 30°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 19 weeks of growing season left in Dade City before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 01/31 isn't a guarantee
01/31 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 01/03 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 02/28 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Dade City compares
About 336 days separate Dade City's last and first frost, putting it 2,727 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within FL, it ranks 1,094 of 1,609.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 9b and Dade City's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Dade City's dates instead of trusting one.