Clearwater, FL 33767 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Clearwater, FL?
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.
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 Clearwater, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 20 weeks of growing season left in Clearwater before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 01/17 isn't a guarantee
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 Clearwater compares
At roughly 365 frost-free days, Clearwater places 445 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within FL, it ranks 122 of 1,609.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 10b and Clearwater's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Clearwater's dates instead of trusting one.