Dunedin, FL 34660 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Dunedin, FL?
Around 01/20 is the usual last spring frost, about 145 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 01/09, about 354 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Dunedin in Zone 10a (30 to 35°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 19 weeks of growing season left in Dunedin before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Dunedin's last frost
01/20 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/14 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 12/29 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Dunedin compares
About 354 days separate Dunedin's last and first frost, putting it 2,179 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within FL, it ranks 947 of 1,609.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 10a and Dunedin's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Dunedin's dates instead of trusting one.