Last frost dates in Florida

Typical last frost

January 25

That is the date for the typical Florida resident, weighted by city population. Across the state the average last frost runs from January 15 to March 21, so look up your own town below.

Earliest city: Jan 15
Latest city: Mar 21
Typical first frost: Jan 11
Cities: 206

This week in Florida

No frost in the forecast for the next 7 nights

National Weather Service forecast, updated Oct 22, 11:10 UTC

Each dot is a city: further right means a later last frost, higher up means further north. Bigger dots are bigger cities.

Frost dates by city

City	Last frost	Safe after	First frost	Season
Jacksonville	Feb 1	Mar 3	Jan 5	330 days
Miami	No freeze most years
Tampa	Jan 20	Feb 10	Jan 12	365 days
Orlando	Jan 25	Feb 26	Jan 10	355 days
Port St. Lucie	No freeze most years
St. Petersburg	Jan 17	Feb 5	Jan 15	365 days
Cape Coral	Jan 16	Feb 2	Jan 13	365 days
Hialeah	No freeze most years
Tallahassee	Mar 11	Mar 30	Nov 21	255 days
Fort Lauderdale	No freeze most years
Pembroke Pines	No freeze most years
Hollywood	No freeze most years
Gainesville	Mar 3	Mar 23	Dec 2	277 days
Palm Bay	Jan 30	Mar 1	Jan 11	343 days
Miramar	No freeze most years
Coral Springs	No freeze most years
Lehigh Acres	Jan 17	Feb 6	Jan 16	365 days
West Palm Beach	No freeze most years
Lakeland	Jan 26	Feb 21	Jan 9	349 days
Spring Hill	Feb 5	Mar 5	Jan 1	322 days
Pompano Beach	No freeze most years
Brandon	Jan 30	Mar 2	Jan 6	335 days
Clearwater	Jan 17	Feb 6	Jan 14	365 days
Miami Gardens	No freeze most years
Davie	No freeze most years
Palm Coast	Jan 24	Feb 18	Jan 11	356 days
Riverview	Jan 20	Feb 16	Jan 9	357 days
Boca Raton	No freeze most years
Fort Myers	Jan 16	Feb 2	Jan 13	365 days
Deltona	Jan 26	Feb 24	Jan 12	359 days
Plantation	No freeze most years
Sunrise	No freeze most years
North Port	Feb 1	Mar 3	Jan 6	336 days
Alafaya	Jan 17	Feb 9	Jan 13	365 days
Deerfield Beach	No freeze most years
Daytona Beach	Jan 30	Feb 26	Jan 8	340 days
Melbourne	Jan 24	Feb 24	Jan 9	359 days
Town 'n' Country	Jan 20	Feb 10	Jan 12	365 days
Homestead	No freeze most years
Kissimmee	Jan 28	Feb 25	Jan 6	342 days
Boynton Beach	Jan 22	Feb 7	Jan 17	365 days
Pine Hills	Jan 28	Feb 26	Jan 9	343 days
The Villages	Jan 26	Feb 21	Jan 9	346 days
Doral	No freeze most years
Miami Beach	No freeze most years
Largo	Jan 17	Feb 6	Jan 14	365 days
Kendall	No freeze most years
Lauderhill	No freeze most years
St. Cloud	Jan 28	Feb 25	Jan 6	342 days
Tamarac	No freeze most years
Wesley Chapel	Jan 31	Feb 28	Jan 8	336 days
Ocala	Feb 25	Mar 21	Dec 12	293 days
Poinciana	Jan 28	Feb 25	Jan 6	342 days
Delray Beach	Jan 22	Feb 7	Jan 17	365 days
Weston	No freeze most years
Sanford	Jan 26	Feb 24	Jan 12	359 days
Port Orange	Jan 30	Feb 26	Jan 8	340 days
Apopka	Feb 24	Mar 20	Dec 29	301 days
Port Charlotte	Jan 21	Feb 14	Jan 14	365 days
Palm Beach Gardens	Jan 21	Feb 12	Jan 15	365 days
Wellington	No freeze most years
Jupiter	Jan 26	Feb 15	Jan 16	365 days
Winter Haven	Jan 15	Feb 7	Jan 10	365 days
Horizon West	Jan 28	Feb 26	Jan 9	343 days
Palm Harbor	Jan 20	Feb 14	Jan 9	354 days
North Miami	No freeze most years
Four Corners	Jan 29	Feb 26	Jan 11	349 days
Margate	No freeze most years
Coconut Creek	No freeze most years
The Hammocks	No freeze most years
Sarasota	Jan 15	Feb 8	Jan 10	365 days
Bradenton	Jan 16	Feb 9	Jan 11	365 days
Bonita Springs	Jan 17	Feb 6	Jan 16	365 days
Fountainebleau	No freeze most years
Pensacola	Feb 14	Mar 11	Dec 9	301 days
Westchester	No freeze most years
Clermont	Jan 29	Feb 26	Jan 11	349 days
Pinellas Park	Jan 17	Feb 6	Jan 14	365 days
Kendale Lakes	No freeze most years
Ocoee	Jan 28	Feb 26	Jan 9	343 days
Fort Pierce	Jan 22	Feb 27	Jan 12	365 days
Tamiami	No freeze most years
Country Club	No freeze most years
Titusville	Jan 25	Feb 24	Jan 13	362 days
Coral Gables	No freeze most years
University	Jan 20	Feb 10	Jan 12	365 days
Winter Garden	Jan 28	Feb 26	Jan 9	343 days
Altamonte Springs	Jan 17	Feb 9	Jan 13	365 days
DeLand	Feb 17	Mar 19	Dec 30	310 days
North Miami Beach	No freeze most years
Haines City	Jan 15	Feb 7	Jan 10	365 days
North Lauderdale	No freeze most years
Oakland Park	No freeze most years
Cutler Bay	Jan 18	Feb 1	Jan 13	365 days
Greenacres	No freeze most years
Ormond Beach	Jan 30	Feb 26	Jan 8	340 days
North Fort Myers	Jan 16	Feb 2	Jan 13	365 days
Plant City	Jan 30	Mar 2	Jan 6	335 days
Lake Worth Beach	No freeze most years
Hallandale Beach	No freeze most years
Royal Palm Beach	No freeze most years
Land O' Lakes	Jan 31	Feb 28	Jan 8	336 days
Princeton	Jan 18	Feb 1	Jan 13	365 days
Oviedo	Jan 24	Feb 23	Jan 9	352 days
Meadow Woods	Jan 25	Feb 26	Jan 10	355 days
The Acreage	Jan 21	Feb 12	Jan 15	365 days
Aventura	No freeze most years
Winter Springs	Jan 24	Feb 23	Jan 9	352 days
Lakewood Ranch	Jan 16	Feb 9	Jan 11	365 days
Riviera Beach	Jan 21	Feb 12	Jan 15	365 days
Parkland	No freeze most years
Leesburg	Jan 26	Feb 21	Jan 9	346 days
Valrico	Jan 30	Mar 2	Jan 6	335 days
Estero	Jan 17	Feb 6	Jan 16	365 days
Panama City	Feb 15	Mar 11	Dec 12	301 days
South Miami Heights	Jan 18	Feb 1	Jan 13	365 days
Lauderdale Lakes	No freeze most years
Richmond West	Jan 18	Feb 1	Jan 13	365 days
Egypt Lake-Leto	Jan 20	Feb 10	Jan 12	365 days
Carrollwood	Jan 20	Feb 10	Jan 12	365 days
Fruit Cove	Feb 1	Mar 3	Jan 5	330 days
Kendall West	No freeze most years
Dunedin	Jan 20	Feb 14	Jan 9	354 days
Cooper City	No freeze most years
Merritt Island	Jan 24	Feb 24	Jan 9	359 days
New Smyrna Beach	Jan 28	Feb 28	Jan 9	365 days
West Little River	No freeze most years
Miami Lakes	No freeze most years
East Lake	Jan 20	Feb 14	Jan 9	354 days
Dania Beach	No freeze most years
Buenaventura Lakes	Jan 28	Feb 25	Jan 6	342 days
Casselberry	Jan 17	Feb 9	Jan 13	365 days
Lake Magdalene	Jan 20	Feb 10	Jan 12	365 days
Lakeside	Feb 1	Mar 3	Jan 5	330 days
Rockledge	Jan 24	Feb 24	Jan 9	359 days
West Melbourne	Jan 20	Feb 14	Jan 12	365 days
Crestview	Mar 21	Apr 9	Nov 12	237 days
Oakleaf Plantation	Feb 1	Mar 3	Jan 5	330 days
Venice	Jan 25	Feb 15	Jan 19	365 days
Ferry Pass	Feb 17	Mar 13	Dec 9	299 days
Winter Park	Jan 17	Feb 9	Jan 13	365 days
Ruskin	Jan 20	Feb 16	Jan 9	357 days
Vero Beach South	Jan 18	Feb 11	Jan 13	365 days
Fleming Island	Feb 1	Mar 3	Jan 5	330 days
East Lake-Orient Park	Jan 20	Feb 10	Jan 12	365 days
Golden Gate	Jan 18	Feb 16	Jan 11	365 days
Apollo Beach	Jan 20	Feb 16	Jan 9	357 days
Palm Springs	No freeze most years
Citrus Park	Jan 20	Feb 10	Jan 12	365 days
Silver Springs Shores	Feb 25	Mar 21	Dec 12	293 days
Sebastian	Jan 18	Feb 11	Jan 13	365 days
Wright	Feb 5	Mar 4	Dec 28	321 days
Temple Terrace	Jan 20	Feb 10	Jan 12	365 days
Leisure City	Jan 18	Feb 1	Jan 13	365 days
Lutz	Jan 20	Feb 10	Jan 12	365 days
Keystone	Jan 20	Feb 14	Jan 9	354 days
Palm River-Clair Mel	Jan 20	Feb 10	Jan 12	365 days
Ives Estates	No freeze most years
Fish Hawk	Jan 30	Mar 2	Jan 6	335 days
Palm City	Jan 23	Feb 10	Jan 18	365 days
Pace	Feb 17	Mar 13	Dec 9	299 days
Immokalee	Jan 23	Feb 18	Jan 11	365 days
Tarpon Springs	Jan 20	Feb 14	Jan 9	354 days
South Bradenton	Jan 15	Feb 8	Jan 10	365 days
Nocatee	Jan 31	Mar 2	Jan 10	345 days
Groveland	Jan 26	Feb 21	Jan 9	346 days
Eustis	Feb 2	Mar 5	Jan 3	327 days
Northdale	Jan 20	Feb 10	Jan 12	365 days
Bellview	Feb 14	Mar 11	Dec 9	301 days
Palmetto Bay	No freeze most years
Westchase	Jan 20	Feb 10	Jan 12	365 days
Edgewater	Jan 28	Feb 28	Jan 9	365 days
Port St. John	Jan 25	Feb 24	Jan 13	362 days
World Golf Village	Feb 1	Mar 3	Jan 5	334 days
Oak Ridge	Jan 25	Feb 26	Jan 10	355 days
Liberty Triangle	Feb 25	Mar 21	Dec 12	293 days
Wekiwa Springs	Feb 24	Mar 20	Dec 29	301 days
Coral Terrace	No freeze most years
Bloomingdale	Jan 30	Mar 2	Jan 6	335 days
Bayonet Point	Jan 20	Feb 14	Jan 9	354 days
Bartow	Jan 24	Feb 20	Jan 7	352 days
Jacksonville Beach	Jan 31	Mar 2	Jan 10	345 days
DeBary	Jan 26	Feb 24	Jan 12	359 days
Brent	Feb 14	Mar 11	Dec 9	301 days
Jasmine Estates	Jan 20	Feb 14	Jan 9	354 days
Ensley	Feb 17	Mar 13	Dec 9	299 days
Hialeah Gardens	No freeze most years
Tavares	Jan 26	Feb 21	Jan 9	346 days
Lynn Haven	Feb 15	Mar 11	Dec 12	301 days
Zephyrhills	Jan 31	Feb 28	Jan 8	336 days
Sunny Isles Beach	No freeze most years
The Crossings	No freeze most years
Marion Oaks	Feb 25	Mar 21	Dec 12	293 days
Holiday	Jan 20	Feb 14	Jan 9	354 days
Florida Ridge	Jan 18	Feb 11	Jan 13	365 days
Auburndale	Jan 15	Feb 7	Jan 10	365 days
Hunters Creek	Jan 28	Feb 25	Jan 6	342 days
Fort Walton Beach	Feb 5	Mar 4	Dec 28	321 days
Minneola	Jan 29	Feb 26	Jan 11	349 days
Lealman	Jan 17	Feb 5	Jan 15	365 days
Sweetwater	No freeze most years
Midway	Mar 1	Mar 23	Nov 27	273 days
West Pensacola	Feb 14	Mar 11	Dec 9	301 days
Punta Gorda	Jan 21	Feb 14	Jan 14	365 days
Panama City Beach	Feb 25	Mar 19	Dec 1	280 days
Naples	No freeze most years

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Questions

When is the last frost in Florida?

It depends on where you are. Across the 148 cities we track, the average last frost runs from January 15 to March 21. In Jacksonville, the largest, it is February 1.

When is the first frost in Florida?

For a typical resident, around January 11. Higher and more northern towns get it earlier.