Punta Gorda, FL 33921 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Punta Gorda, FL, ZIP 33921
Around 01/21 is the usual last spring frost, about 146 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 01/14, 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 Punta Gorda, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 10b around Punta Gorda 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.
How much risk comes with planting early here
01/21 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. 02/14 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Punta Gorda compares
Punta Gorda's growing season runs about 365 days, ranking 1,241 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within FL, it ranks 525 of 1,609.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Punta Gorda can differ from the 33921 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 10b and Punta Gorda's frost date answer different questions.