Mulberry, FL 33813 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Mulberry, FL?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 01/24, about 149 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 01/07, about 352 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 Mulberry, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 19 weeks of growing season left in Mulberry 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
01/24 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/20 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 Mulberry compares
Mulberry's growing season runs about 352 days, ranking 2,290 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within FL, it ranks 1,008 of 1,609.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Mulberry's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Mulberry can differ from the 33813 normal.