Pinellas Park, FL 34682 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Pinellas Park, FL?
Around 01/17 is the usual last spring frost, about 142 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 01/14, about 365 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Pinellas Park 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 20 weeks of growing season left in Pinellas Park 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
01/17 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. 02/06 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Pinellas Park compares
About 365 days separate Pinellas Park's last and first frost, putting it 863 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within FL, it ranks 353 of 1,609.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 10a and Pinellas Park's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Pinellas Park's dates instead of trusting one.