Stuart, FL 34990 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Stuart, FL, ZIP 34990
Around 01/23 is the usual last spring frost, about 148 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 01/18, about 365 frost-free days later.
Zone 10a (30 to 35°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Stuart, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 10a around Stuart has about 20 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 01/23 isn't a guarantee
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 Stuart compares
About 365 days separate Stuart's last and first frost, putting it 1,476 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within FL, it ranks 545 of 1,609.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Stuart's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Stuart can differ from the 34990 normal.