Okeechobee, FL 34973 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Okeechobee, FL?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 01/31, roughly 156 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 01/11, about 355 frost-free days later.
Okeechobee 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
About 19 weeks of growing season left in Okeechobee before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 01/31 isn't a guarantee
01/31 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. 03/01 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Okeechobee compares
About 355 days separate Okeechobee's last and first frost, putting it 2,141 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within FL, it ranks 942 of 1,609.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Okeechobee's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Okeechobee can differ from the 34973 normal.