Sebring, FL 33871 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Sebring, FL, ZIP 33871
The last spring frost here typically falls around 01/28, about 153 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 01/08, about 343 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Sebring in Zone 9b (25 to 30°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 9b around Sebring 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 Sebring's last frost
01/28 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/26 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 12/31 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Sebring compares
Sebring's growing season runs about 343 days, ranking 2,529 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within FL, it ranks 1,042 of 1,609.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 9b and Sebring's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around Sebring's dates instead of trusting one.