Winter Haven, FL 33884 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Winter Haven, FL, ZIP 33884
The last spring frost here typically falls around 01/15, about 140 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 01/10, about 365 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Winter Haven 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 Winter Haven 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 Winter Haven's last frost
01/15 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/07 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 12/30 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Winter Haven compares
About 365 days separate Winter Haven's last and first frost, putting it 772 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within FL, it ranks 288 of 1,609.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Winter Haven can differ from the 33884 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 10a and Winter Haven's frost date answer different questions.