Ocean Breeze, FL 34957 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Ocean Breeze, FL?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 01/23, about 148 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 01/18, about 365 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Ocean Breeze in Zone 10b (35 to 40°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 Ocean Breeze 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
01/23 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 01/04 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 02/10 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Ocean Breeze compares
About 365 days separate Ocean Breeze's last and first frost, putting it 1,990 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within FL, it ranks 892 of 1,609.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Ocean Breeze can differ from the 34957 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 10b and Ocean Breeze's frost date answer different questions.