Punta Gorda, FL 33950 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Punta Gorda, FL, ZIP 33950
The last spring frost here typically falls around 01/21, about 146 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 01/14, about 365 frost-free days later.
Punta Gorda sits in USDA Zone 10a (30 to 35°F average annual minimum). The dates above are NOAA's 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting station, a 30-year average, not a forecast.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 10a 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 1,246 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within FL, it ranks 530 of 1,609.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Punta Gorda's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Punta Gorda can differ from the 33950 normal.