Inverness, FL 34442 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Inverness, FL?
Around 02/03 is the usual last spring frost, about 159 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 01/03, about 329 frost-free days later.
Inverness sits in USDA Zone 9a (20 to 25°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 18 weeks of growing season left in Inverness before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 02/03 isn't a guarantee
02/03 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. 03/03 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Inverness compares
At roughly 329 frost-free days, Inverness places 3,103 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within FL, it ranks 1,186 of 1,609.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 9a and Inverness's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Inverness's dates instead of trusting one.