Ocala, FL 34476 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Ocala, FL, ZIP 34476
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/02, about 186 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 12/05, about 281 frost-free days later.
Ocala 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
Zone 9a around Ocala has about 14 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 03/02 isn't a guarantee
03/02 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 01/31 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 03/25 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Ocala compares
At roughly 281 frost-free days, Ocala places 4,781 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within FL, it ranks 1,402 of 1,609.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Ocala can differ from the 34476 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 9a and Ocala's frost date answer different questions.