Bay Lake, FL 33897 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Bay Lake, FL, ZIP 33897
The last spring frost here typically falls around 01/28, about 153 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 01/06, about 342 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Bay Lake 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 Bay Lake 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 Bay Lake's last frost
01/28 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/25 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 Bay Lake compares
About 342 days separate Bay Lake's last and first frost, putting it 2,563 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within FL, it ranks 1,063 of 1,609.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Bay Lake can differ from the 33897 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 10a and Bay Lake's frost date answer different questions.