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Pinellas Park, FL 33702 Frost Dates

When can you plant in Pinellas Park, FL?

Zone 10b

The last spring frost here typically falls around 01/17, about 142 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 01/14, about 365 frost-free days later.

The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Pinellas Park in Zone 10b (35 to 40°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 20 weeks of growing season left in Pinellas Park before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.

The actual range around Pinellas Park's last frost

01/17 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 01/01 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 02/06 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.

How Pinellas Park compares

Pinellas Park's growing season runs about 365 days, ranking 837 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within FL, it ranks 327 of 1,609.

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local microclimates covers what one yard in Pinellas Park can differ from the 33702 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 10b and Pinellas Park's frost date answer different questions.