Inverness, FL 34451 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Inverness, FL?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 02/03, about 159 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 01/03, about 329 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Inverness in Zone 9a (20 to 25°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's 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.
How much risk comes with planting early here
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 3,105 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within FL, it ranks 1,188 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.