Dundee, FL 33838 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Dundee, FL?
Around 02/04 is the usual last spring frost, about 160 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 01/04, about 332 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 Dundee, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 18 weeks of growing season left in Dundee 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
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 Dundee compares
Dundee's growing season runs about 332 days, ranking 2,879 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within FL, it ranks 1,127 of 1,609.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Dundee's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Dundee can differ from the 33838 normal.