Kissimmee, FL 34744 Frost Dates
Kissimmee, FL: when does the frost end?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 01/28, about 153 days from today. Fall's first freeze usually shows up around 01/06, roughly 342 days after the last spring frost.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Kissimmee in Zone 10a (30 to 35°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 19 weeks until Kissimmee's first fall frost, a row cover or cold frame is what stretches the last few weeks of harvest here.
How much risk comes with planting early here
01/28 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Getting tender plants in by 02/25 carries real risk, frost has hit that late in about 9 of 10 years here. Wait until 12/31 and only about 1 year in 10 sees frost after that.
Kissimmee against the rest of the dataset
About 342 days separate Kissimmee's last and first frost, putting it 2,547 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within FL, it ranks 1,053 of 1,609.
Learn more
Before leaning on 34744's figures: the frost range explains how to read the range around Kissimmee's dates instead of trusting one, while local microclimates explains what one yard in Kissimmee can differ from the 34744 normal.