Wauchula, FL 33873 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Wauchula, FL?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 02/04, roughly 160 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 01/08, about 332 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Wauchula 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
About 19 weeks of growing season left in Wauchula 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 01/04 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 03/05 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Wauchula compares
Wauchula's growing season runs about 332 days, ranking 2,892 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within FL, it ranks 1,135 of 1,609.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 9b and Wauchula's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Wauchula's dates instead of trusting one.