Mulberry, FL 33860 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Mulberry, FL, ZIP 33860
Around 01/24 is the usual last spring frost, about 149 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 01/07, about 352 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Mulberry in Zone 10a (30 to 35°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's forecast.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 10a around Mulberry has about 19 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.
The actual range around Mulberry's last frost
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 2,292 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within FL, it ranks 1,010 of 1,609.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Mulberry can differ from the 33860 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 10a and Mulberry's frost date answer different questions.