Moore Haven, FL 33944 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Moore Haven, FL?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 01/27, about 152 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 01/11, about 348 frost-free days later.
Zone 9b (25 to 30°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 Moore Haven, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 19 weeks of growing season left in Moore Haven 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
01/27 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. 02/27 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Moore Haven compares
About 348 days separate Moore Haven's last and first frost, putting it 2,377 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within FL, it ranks 1,013 of 1,609.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 9b and Moore Haven's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Moore Haven's dates instead of trusting one.