LaBelle, FL 34143 Frost Dates
Frost dates for LaBelle, FL, ZIP 34143
The last spring frost here typically falls around 01/23, about 148 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 01/11, about 365 frost-free days later.
LaBelle 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 LaBelle has about 19 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
01/23 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/18 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 12/31 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How LaBelle compares
About 365 days separate LaBelle's last and first frost, putting it 1,873 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within FL, it ranks 816 of 1,609.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in LaBelle can differ from the 34143 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 10a and LaBelle's frost date answer different questions.