Fort Myers, FL 33916 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Fort Myers, FL?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 01/16, about 141 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 01/13, about 365 frost-free days later.
Zone 10b (35 to 40°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 Fort Myers, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 20 weeks of growing season left in Fort Myers 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
01/16 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. 02/02 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Fort Myers compares
About 365 days separate Fort Myers's last and first frost, putting it 543 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within FL, it ranks 152 of 1,609.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 10b and Fort Myers's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Fort Myers's dates instead of trusting one.