Bushnell, FL 34636 Frost Dates
Bushnell, FL: when does the frost end?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 02/03, roughly 159 days out. Fall's first freeze usually shows up around 01/03, roughly 329 days after the last spring frost.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Bushnell in Zone 9a (20 to 25°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's forecast.
Stretching the season past the first frost
With roughly 18 weeks until Bushnell's first fall frost, a row cover or cold frame is what stretches the last few weeks of harvest here.
Why 02/03 isn't a guarantee
02/03 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Getting tender plants in by 01/01 carries real risk, frost has hit that late in about 9 of 10 years here. Wait until 03/03 and only about 1 year in 10 sees frost after that.
Bushnell against the rest of the dataset
About 329 days separate Bushnell's last and first frost, putting it 3,119 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within FL, it ranks 1,202 of 1,609.
Learn more
Before leaning on 34636's figures: the frost range explains how to read the range around Bushnell's dates instead of trusting one, while local microclimates explains what one yard in Bushnell can differ from the 34636 normal.