Bradenton, FL 34208 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Bradenton, FL?
Around 01/16 is the usual last spring frost, about 141 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 01/11, about 365 frost-free days later.
Bradenton 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
About 19 weeks of growing season left in Bradenton before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Bradenton's last frost
01/16 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/09 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 12/26 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Bradenton compares
About 365 days separate Bradenton's last and first frost, putting it 795 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within FL, it ranks 295 of 1,609.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 10a and Bradenton's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Bradenton's dates instead of trusting one.