Florida planting zones & frost dates

USDA hardiness zones in Florida go from 9a to 11b. Pick your city for its average frost dates and a planting calendar, or search by ZIP code.

City	Zone	Avg. last frost	Avg. first frost
Alafaya	10a	rare	rare
Allapattah	11a	rare	rare
Altamonte Springs	10a	rare	rare
Apollo Beach	10a	Jan 20	Jan 9
Apopka	9b	Feb 24	Dec 29
Atlantic Beach	9b	Jan 31	Jan 10
Auburndale	10a	rare	rare
Aventura	11a	rare	rare
Avon Park	9b	Jan 28	Jan 8
Azalea Park	10a	rare	rare
Bartow	10a	Jan 24	Jan 7
Bayonet Point	10a	Jan 20	Jan 9
Bayshore Gardens	10a	rare	rare
Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace	9b	Feb 1	Jan 5
Belle Glade	10a	rare	rare
Bellview	9a	Feb 28	Nov 29
Bloomingdale	9b	Jan 30	Jan 6
Boca Del Mar	10b	rare	rare
Boca Raton	11a	rare	rare
Bonita Springs	10b	rare	rare
Boynton Beach	10b	rare	rare
Bradenton	10a	rare	rare
Brandon	9b	Jan 30	Jan 6
Brent	9a	Feb 14	Dec 9
Brownsville	11a	rare	rare
Buenaventura Lakes	10a	Jan 28	Jan 6
Callaway	9b	Feb 7	Dec 24
Cape Coral	10b	rare	rare
Carol City	11a	rare	rare
Carrollwood	9b	rare	rare
Carrollwood Village	10a	rare	rare
Casselberry	10a	Jan 24	Jan 9
Cheval	9b	rare	rare
Citrus Park	10a	rare	rare
Citrus Ridge	10a	Jan 29	Jan 11
Clearwater	10a	rare	rare
Clermont	9b	Jan 29	Jan 11
Cocoa	10a	Jan 29	Jan 16
Cocoa Beach	10a	Jan 24	Jan 9
Coconut Creek	10b	rare	rare
Coconut Grove	11a	rare	rare
Conway	10a	rare	rare
Cooper City	10b	rare	rare
Coral Gables	11a	rare	rare
Coral Springs	10b	rare	rare
Coral Terrace	11a	rare	rare
Country Club	11a	rare	rare
Country Walk	10b	rare	rare
Crestview	9a	Mar 21	Nov 12
Cutler	11a	rare	rare
Cutler Bay	11a	rare	rare
Cutler Ridge	11a	rare	rare
Cypress Lake	10b	rare	rare
Dania Beach	11a	rare	rare
Davie	11a	rare	rare
Daytona Beach	10a	Feb 3	Jan 9
DeBary	9b	Jan 26	Jan 12
DeLand	9b	Feb 17	Dec 30
Deerfield Beach	11a	rare	rare
Delray Beach	10b	rare	rare
Deltona	9b	Jan 26	Jan 12
Destin	9b	Feb 5	Dec 28
Doctor Phillips	10a	Jan 28	Jan 9
Doral	11a	rare	rare
Dunedin	10a	rare	rare
East Lake	10a	Jan 20	Jan 9
East Lake-Orient Park	9b	rare	rare
East Milton	9a	Feb 28	Nov 27
East Naples	10b	rare	rare
East Pensacola Heights	9b	Feb 14	Dec 9
Edgewater	10a	rare	rare
Egypt Lake-Leto	10a	rare	rare
Elfers	10a	Jan 20	Jan 9
Eloise	10a	rare	rare
Englewood	10a	rare	rare
Ensley	9a	Feb 17	Dec 9
Estero	10b	rare	rare
Eustis	9b	Feb 2	Jan 3
Fairview Shores	10a	rare	rare
Fernandina Beach	9b	Feb 2	Jan 4
Ferry Pass	9a	Feb 17	Dec 9
Fish Hawk	9b	Jan 30	Jan 6
Flagami	11a	rare	rare
Fleming Island	9b	Feb 1	Jan 5
Florida City	10b	rare	rare
Florida Ridge	10a	rare	rare
Forest City	10a	rare	rare
Fort Lauderdale	11a	rare	rare
Fort Myers	10b	rare	rare
Fort Pierce	10a	rare	rare
Fort Walton Beach	9a	Feb 5	Dec 28
Fountainebleau	11a	rare	rare
Four Corners	10a	Jan 29	Jan 11
Fruit Cove	9b	Feb 1	Jan 5
Fruitville	10a	rare	rare
Gainesville	9a	Mar 3	Dec 2
Gibsonton	10a	Jan 20	Jan 9
Gladeview	11a	rare	rare
Glenvar Heights	11a	rare	rare
Golden Gate	10b	rare	rare
Golden Glades	11a	rare	rare
Goldenrod	10a	rare	rare
Gonzalez	9a	Feb 17	Dec 9
Goulds	11a	rare	rare
Greater Northdale	10a	rare	rare
Greenacres City	10b	rare	rare
Groveland	9b	Jan 29	Jan 11
Gulf Gate Estates	10a	rare	rare
Gulfport	10b	rare	rare
Haines City	10a	rare	rare
Hallandale Beach	11a	rare	rare
Hialeah	11a	rare	rare
Hialeah Gardens	11a	rare	rare
Highland City	10a	Jan 24	Jan 7
Hobe Sound	10b	rare	rare
Holiday	10a	Jan 20	Jan 9
Holly Hill	9b	Feb 3	Jan 9
Hollywood	11a	rare	rare
Homestead	10b	rare	rare
Homosassa Springs	9b	Mar 3	Dec 5
Horizon West	9b	Jan 29	Jan 11
Hudson	10a	Feb 5	Jan 1
Hunters Creek	10a	Jan 28	Jan 6
Immokalee	10a	rare	rare
Iona	10b	rare	rare
Ives Estates	11a	rare	rare
Jacksonville	9b	Feb 1	Jan 5
Jacksonville Beach	9b	Jan 31	Jan 10
Jasmine Estates	10a	Jan 20	Jan 9
Jensen Beach	10b	rare	rare
Jupiter	10b	rare	rare
Kendale Lakes	10b	rare	rare
Kendall	11a	rare	rare
Kendall West	10b	rare	rare
Key Biscayne	11a	rare	rare
Key Largo	11b	rare	rare
Key West	11b	rare	rare
Keystone	9b	Jan 20	Jan 9
Kings Point	10b	rare	rare
Kissimmee	10a	Jan 28	Jan 6
Lady Lake	9b	Feb 2	Jan 3
Lake Butler	10a	Jan 28	Jan 9
Lake City	9a	Mar 1	Nov 28
Lake Magdalene	9b	rare	rare
Lake Mary	9b	Jan 26	Jan 12
Lake Wales	9b	Feb 4	Jan 4
Lake Worth Beach	10b	rare	rare
Lake Worth Corridor	10b	rare	rare
Lakeland	10a	Jan 26	Jan 9
Lakeland Highlands	10a	Jan 26	Jan 9
Lakes by the Bay	11a	rare	rare
Lakeside	9a	Feb 1	Jan 5
Lakewood Park	10a	rare	rare
Land O' Lakes	9b	Jan 31	Jan 8
Lantana	10b	rare	rare
Largo	10a	rare	rare
Lauderdale Lakes	10b	rare	rare
Lauderhill	11a	rare	rare
Lealman	10a	rare	rare
Leesburg	9b	Jan 26	Jan 9
Lehigh Acres	10a	rare	rare
Leisure City	11a	rare	rare
Lighthouse Point	11a	rare	rare
Little Havana	11a	rare	rare
Lockhart	10a	rare	rare
Longwood	10a	Jan 24	Jan 9
Lutz	9b	rare	rare
Lynn Haven	9a	Feb 15	Dec 12
Maitland	10a	rare	rare
Mango	9b	Jan 30	Jan 6
Marco	10b	rare	rare
Marco Island	10b	rare	rare
Margate	10b	rare	rare
Marion Oaks	9b	Feb 25	Dec 12
Meadow Woods	10a	Jan 25	Jan 10
Melbourne	10a	rare	rare
Merritt Island	10a	Jan 24	Jan 9
Miami	11a	rare	rare
Miami Beach	11a	rare	rare
Miami Gardens	11a	rare	rare
Miami Lakes	11a	rare	rare
Miami Shores	11a	rare	rare
Miami Springs	11a	rare	rare
Middleburg	9a	Feb 1	Jan 5
Midway	9b	Mar 1	Nov 27
Minneola	9b	Jan 29	Jan 11
Miramar	11a	rare	rare
Mount Dora	9b	Feb 24	Dec 29
Myrtle Grove	9a	Feb 28	Nov 29
Naples	10b	rare	rare
Naranja	11a	rare	rare
Navarre	9a	Mar 1	Nov 27
New Port Richey	10a	Jan 20	Jan 9
New Port Richey East	10a	Jan 20	Jan 9
New Smyrna Beach	10a	rare	rare
Niceville	9a	Mar 12	Nov 19
Norland	11a	rare	rare
North Andrews Gardens	11a	rare	rare
North Fort Myers	10b	rare	rare
North Lauderdale	10b	rare	rare
North Miami	11a	rare	rare
North Miami Beach	11a	rare	rare
North Palm Beach	10b	rare	rare
North Port	10a	rare	rare
Northdale	9b	rare	rare
Oak Ridge	10a	Jan 25	Jan 10
Oakland Park	11a	rare	rare
Oakleaf Plantation	9a	Feb 1	Jan 5
Ocala	9a	Feb 25	Dec 12
Ocoee	10a	Jan 28	Jan 9
Ojus	11a	rare	rare
Oldsmar	10a	rare	rare
Olympia Heights	11a	rare	rare
On Top of the World	9a	Feb 25	Dec 12
Opa-locka	11a	rare	rare
Orange City	9b	Feb 17	Dec 30
Orlando	10a	rare	rare
Ormond Beach	9b	Feb 3	Jan 9
Oviedo	10a	Jan 24	Jan 9
Pace	9a	Feb 17	Dec 9
Palatka	9b	Jan 31	Jan 4
Palm Bay	10a	rare	rare
Palm Beach Gardens	10b	rare	rare
Palm City	10b	rare	rare
Palm Coast	9b	Jan 24	Jan 11
Palm Harbor	10a	Jan 20	Jan 9
Palm River-Clair Mel	10a	rare	rare
Palm Springs	10b	rare	rare
Palm Valley	9b	Jan 31	Jan 10
Palmetto	10a	rare	rare
Palmetto Bay	11a	rare	rare
Palmetto Estates	11a	rare	rare
Panama City	9b	Feb 7	Dec 24
Panama City Beach	9b	Feb 7	Dec 24
Parkland	10b	rare	rare
Pembroke Pines	11a	rare	rare
Pensacola	9a	Feb 14	Dec 9
Pine Castle	10a	Jan 25	Jan 10
Pine Hills	10a	Jan 28	Jan 9
Pinecrest	11a	rare	rare
Pinellas Park	10a	rare	rare
Pinewood	11a	rare	rare
Plant City	9b	Jan 30	Jan 6
Plantation	10b	rare	rare
Poinciana	10a	Jan 28	Jan 6
Pompano Beach	11a	rare	rare
Ponte Vedra Beach	9b	Jan 31	Jan 10
Port Charlotte	10a	rare	rare
Port Orange	10a	Feb 3	Jan 9
Port Saint John	10a	rare	rare
Port Saint Lucie	10a	rare	rare
Port Salerno	10b	rare	rare
Princeton	11a	rare	rare
Punta Gorda	10a	rare	rare
Punta Gorda Isles	10a	rare	rare
Richmond West	10b	rare	rare
Riverview	10a	Jan 20	Jan 9
Riviera Beach	10b	rare	rare
Rockledge	10a	Jan 24	Jan 9
Royal Palm Beach	10b	rare	rare
Ruskin	10a	Jan 20	Jan 9
Safety Harbor	10a	rare	rare
Saint Augustine	9b	Feb 1	Jan 5
Saint Cloud	10a	Jan 28	Jan 6
San Carlos Park	10b	rare	rare
Sandalfoot Cove	10b	rare	rare
Sanford	9b	Jan 26	Jan 12
Santa Rosa Beach	9a	Feb 5	Dec 28
Sarasota	10a	rare	rare
Sarasota Springs	10a	rare	rare
Satellite Beach	10a	Jan 24	Jan 9
Scott Lake	11a	rare	rare
Sebastian	10a	rare	rare
Sebring	9b	Jan 28	Jan 8
Seminole	10a	rare	rare
Shady Hills	9b	Mar 1	Dec 5
Silver Springs	9a	Feb 25	Dec 12
South Bradenton	10a	rare	rare
South Daytona	10a	Feb 3	Jan 9
South Miami	11a	rare	rare
South Miami Heights	10b	rare	rare
South Venice	10a	rare	rare
Southchase	10a	Jan 25	Jan 10
Spring Hill	9b	Feb 5	Jan 1
St. Petersburg	10b	rare	rare
Stuart	10b	rare	rare
Sun City Center	10a	Jan 20	Jan 9
Sunny Isles Beach	11a	rare	rare
Sunrise	11a	rare	rare
Sunset	11a	rare	rare
Sweetwater	11a	rare	rare
Tallahassee	9a	Mar 11	Nov 21
Tamarac	10b	rare	rare
Tamiami	10b	rare	rare
Tampa	10a	rare	rare
Tarpon Springs	10a	Jan 20	Jan 9
Tavares	9b	Jan 26	Jan 9
Temple Terrace	9b	rare	rare
The Acreage	10b	rare	rare
The Crossings	10b	rare	rare
The Hammocks	10b	rare	rare
The Villages	9b	Feb 2	Jan 3
Thonotosassa	9b	Jan 30	Jan 6
Three Lakes	10b	rare	rare
Titusville	10a	rare	rare
Town 'n' Country	10a	rare	rare
Trinity	10a	Jan 20	Jan 9
University	9b	rare	rare
University Park	11a	rare	rare
Upper Grand Lagoon	9b	Feb 7	Dec 24
Valrico	9b	Jan 30	Jan 6
Venice	10a	rare	rare
Vero Beach	10a	rare	rare
Vero Beach South	10a	rare	rare
Viera East	10a	Jan 24	Jan 9
Villas	10b	rare	rare
Warrington	9a	Feb 28	Nov 29
Wekiwa Springs	9b	Feb 24	Dec 29
Wellington	10b	rare	rare
Wesley Chapel	9b	Jan 31	Jan 8
West Little River	11a	rare	rare
West Melbourne	10a	rare	rare
West Palm Beach	10b	rare	rare
West Park	11a	rare	rare
West Pensacola	9a	Feb 28	Nov 29
West Perrine	11a	rare	rare
West and East Lealman	10a	rare	rare
Westchase	10a	rare	rare
Westchester	11a	rare	rare
Weston	10b	rare	rare
Westwood Lake	11a	rare	rare
Wilton Manors	11a	rare	rare
Winter Garden	9b	Jan 28	Jan 9
Winter Haven	10a	rare	rare
Winter Park	10a	rare	rare
Winter Springs	10a	Jan 24	Jan 9
Wright	9a	Mar 12	Nov 19
Yulee	9b	Feb 2	Jan 4
Zephyrhills	9b	Jan 31	Jan 8

Cities with 10,000+ residents. Data: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map 2023 and NOAA Climate Normals 1991–2020. Sources and method.