Estero, FL 33912 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Estero, FL, ZIP 33912
Around 01/17 is the usual last spring frost, about 142 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 01/16, about 365 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Estero in Zone 10b (35 to 40°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 10b around Estero has about 20 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 01/17 isn't a guarantee
01/17 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 01/06 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 02/06 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Estero compares
About 365 days separate Estero's last and first frost, putting it 985 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within FL, it ranks 404 of 1,609.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Estero's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Estero can differ from the 33912 normal.