Dundee, FL 33883 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Dundee, FL, ZIP 33883
The last spring frost here typically falls around 02/04, about 160 days from today. 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
Zone 10a around Dundee has about 18 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.
Why 02/04 isn't a guarantee
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 2,885 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within FL, it ranks 1,133 of 1,609.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 10a and Dundee's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around Dundee's dates instead of trusting one.