Temple Terrace, FL 33617 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Temple Terrace, FL, ZIP 33617
Around 01/20 is the usual last spring frost, about 145 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 01/12, about 365 frost-free days later.
Zone 9b (25 to 30°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Temple Terrace, not a forecast for this year.
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.
How much risk comes with planting early here
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 1,152 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within FL, it ranks 494 of 1,609.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Temple Terrace can differ from the 33617 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 9b and Temple Terrace's frost date answer different questions.