Stuart, FL 34994 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Stuart, FL, ZIP 34994
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 01/23, roughly 148 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 01/18, about 365 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Stuart 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
Zone 10b 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.
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 Stuart compares
Stuart's growing season runs about 365 days, ranking 1,477 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within FL, it ranks 546 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 34994 normal.