Tampa, FL 33579 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Tampa, FL?
Around 01/28 is the usual last spring frost, about 153 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 01/09, about 355 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Tampa in Zone 10a (30 to 35°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 Tampa before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 01/28 isn't a guarantee
01/28 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/24 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 Tampa compares
At roughly 355 frost-free days, Tampa places 2,123 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within FL, it ranks 926 of 1,609.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Tampa's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Tampa can differ from the 33579 normal.