Dundee, FL 33863 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.
Dundee sits in USDA Zone 9b (25 to 30°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
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
About 332 days separate Dundee's last and first frost, putting it 2,883 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within FL, it ranks 1,131 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 33863 normal.