St. Cloud, FL 34770 Frost Dates
Frost dates for St. Cloud, FL, ZIP 34770
The last spring frost here typically falls around 02/04, about 160 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 01/04, about 332 frost-free days later.
St. Cloud sits in USDA Zone 10a (30 to 35°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 10a around St. Cloud has about 18 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 02/04 isn't a guarantee
02/04 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. 03/11 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How St. Cloud compares
St. Cloud's growing season runs about 332 days, ranking 2,863 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within FL, it ranks 1,115 of 1,609.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in St. Cloud can differ from the 34770 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 10a and St. Cloud's frost date answer different questions.