Pinellas Park, FL 33742 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Pinellas Park, FL?
Around 01/17 is the usual last spring frost, about 142 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 01/14, about 365 frost-free days later.
Zone 10b (35 to 40°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 Pinellas Park, not a forecast for this year.
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.
How much risk comes with planting early here
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 848 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within FL, it ranks 338 of 1,609.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Pinellas Park's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Pinellas Park can differ from the 33742 normal.