Plant City, FL 33566 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Plant City, FL?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 01/24, roughly 149 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 01/07, about 352 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Plant City 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
About 19 weeks of growing season left in Plant City 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
01/24 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/20 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 Plant City compares
At roughly 352 frost-free days, Plant City places 2,271 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within FL, it ranks 993 of 1,609.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Plant City's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Plant City can differ from the 33566 normal.