Venice, FL 34276 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Venice, FL, ZIP 34276
Around 01/25 is the usual last spring frost, about 150 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 01/19, about 365 frost-free days later.
Zone 10a (30 to 35°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 Venice, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 10a around Venice 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.
Why 01/25 isn't a guarantee
01/25 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 01/03 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 02/15 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Venice compares
About 365 days separate Venice's last and first frost, putting it 1,125 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within FL, it ranks 475 of 1,609.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Venice can differ from the 34276 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 10a and Venice's frost date answer different questions.