Frost dates in Palm Bay, 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 Palm Bay is January 30, and the average first fall frost is January 11, from NOAA's Palm Bay station, 3 miles from the middle of Palm Bay. 1 year in 10 the last frost comes after March 1, and the first one by December 21. That leaves about 346 frost-free days. Palm Bay is in USDA planting zone 10a.

Weather stations around Palm Bay

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

Station	Last spring frost	First fall frost	Frost-free
Palm Bay 3 mi away, 27 ft	January 30 1 in 10 after March 1	January 11 1 in 10 by December 21	346 days
Melbourne Beach A1a 10 mi away, 12 ft	January 16 1 in 10 after February 13	January 13 1 in 10 by December 29	362 days
Melbourne Intl Airport 10 mi away, 22 ft	January 20 1 in 10 after February 14	January 12 1 in 10 by December 27	357 days
Melbourne Wfo 11 mi away, 35 ft	January 24 1 in 10 after February 24	January 9 1 in 10 by December 20	350 days
Kenansville 24 mi away, 61 ft	January 26 1 in 10 after February 22	January 10 1 in 10 by December 20	349 days

Distances are from the middle of Palm Bay 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 32908, at the middle of the city.

Your exact ZIP code

Palm Bay 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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