Frost dates in Orlando, Florida

NOAA 1991–2020 normals for a 32 °F freeze. Low spots and the edge of town run colder than downtown.

Short answer

The average last spring frost in Orlando is January 25, and the average first fall frost is January 10, from NOAA's Orlando Intl Airport station, 3 miles from the middle of Orlando. 1 year in 10 the last frost comes after February 26, and the first one by December 18. That leaves about 350 frost-free days. Orlando is in USDA planting zone 10a.

Weather stations around Orlando

The first row is the date most people in Orlando go by. The others show how far the dates move across the area.

Station	Last spring frost	First fall frost	Frost-free
Orlando Intl Airport 3 mi away, 90 ft	January 25 1 in 10 after February 26	January 10 1 in 10 by December 18	350 days
Orlando Executive Airport 5 mi away, 108 ft	January 17 1 in 10 after February 9	January 13 1 in 10 by December 23	361 days
Orlando W 14 mi away, 150 ft	January 28 1 in 10 after February 26	January 9 1 in 10 by December 18	346 days
Kissimmee 2 15 mi away, 60 ft	January 28 1 in 10 after February 25	January 6 1 in 10 by December 17	343 days
Orlando Sanford Airport 22 mi away, 55 ft	January 24 1 in 10 after February 23	January 9 1 in 10 by December 15	350 days

Distances are from the middle of Orlando as the Census Bureau maps it. The average date is NOAA's 50% date: half of years have a later last frost, or an earlier first one. Plan by the 1-in-10 date if a freeze would cost you plants. The planting zone is the USDA 2023 zone for ZIP code 32812, at the middle of the city.

Your exact ZIP code

Orlando covers a lot of ground. For the station nearest your own street, and its planting zone, type your ZIP code.

How these dates work

Frost dates come from NOAA's 1991 to 2020 Climate Normals, which work out from each weather station's daily lows how likely the last spring freeze and the first fall freeze (32 °F) are by each date. We use the station nearest the middle of your ZIP code and show its height and distance, since a station on a hill or by a lake can differ from your yard.

The average date is the 50% date: half of years have a freeze after the spring date or before the fall one. The 1-in-10 dates are NOAA's 10% dates, the ones to plan by if a late freeze would cost you plants. Within one yard, cold air pools in low spots while walls and paving hold heat, so some corners freeze before others.

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