Tampa, FL 33672 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Tampa, FL?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 01/20, roughly 145 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 01/12, about 365 frost-free days later.
Zone 10a (30 to 35°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 Tampa, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 20 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 01/20 isn't a guarantee
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 88 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within FL, it ranks 50 of 1,609.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 10a and Tampa's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Tampa's dates instead of trusting one.