Hillcrest Heights, FL 33827 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Hillcrest Heights, FL, ZIP 33827
The last spring frost here typically falls around 02/04, about 160 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 01/04, about 332 frost-free days later.
Hillcrest Heights sits in USDA Zone 10a (30 to 35°F average annual minimum). The dates above are NOAA's 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting station, a 30-year average, not a forecast.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 10a around Hillcrest Heights has about 18 weeks left before the first fall frost — that's the usual window to get a cold frame up if you want to keep harvesting past it.
Why 02/04 isn't a guarantee
02/04 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. 03/11 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Hillcrest Heights compares
At roughly 332 frost-free days, Hillcrest Heights places 2,908 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within FL, it ranks 1,143 of 1,609.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Hillcrest Heights can differ from the 33827 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 10a and Hillcrest Heights's frost date answer different questions.