Everglades, FL 34139 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Everglades, FL?
Around 01/16 is the usual last spring frost, about 141 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 01/14, about 365 frost-free days later.
Everglades sits in USDA Zone 10b (35 to 40°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
About 20 weeks of growing season left in Everglades 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. 02/03 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Everglades compares
Everglades's growing season runs about 365 days, ranking 1,997 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within FL, it ranks 899 of 1,609.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Everglades can differ from the 34139 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 10b and Everglades's frost date answer different questions.