Tampa, FL 33609 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Tampa, FL, ZIP 33609
The last spring frost here typically falls around 01/20, about 145 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 01/12, about 365 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
Zone 10a around Tampa 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.
The actual range around Tampa's last frost
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 Tampa compares
About 365 days separate Tampa's last and first frost, putting it 69 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within FL, it ranks 31 of 1,609.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Tampa can differ from the 33609 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 10a and Tampa's frost date answer different questions.