Everglades, FL 34146 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Everglades, FL, ZIP 34146
Around 01/24 is the usual last spring frost, about 149 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 01/20, 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 Everglades, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 10b around Everglades has about 21 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
01/24 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 01/02 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 Everglades compares
About 365 days separate Everglades's last and first frost, putting it 2,000 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within FL, it ranks 902 of 1,609.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Everglades can differ from the 34146 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 10b and Everglades's frost date answer different questions.