Frost dates in Tallahassee, 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 Tallahassee is March 11, and the average first fall frost is November 21, from NOAA's Tallahassee station, 6 miles from the middle of Tallahassee. 1 year in 10 the last frost comes after March 30, and the first one by November 3. That leaves about 255 frost-free days. Tallahassee is in USDA planting zone 9a.
Weather stations around Tallahassee
The first row is the date most people in Tallahassee go by. The others show how far the dates move across the area.
| Station | Last spring frost | First fall frost | Frost-free |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tallahassee 6 mi away, 63 ft | March 11 1 in 10 after March 30 | November 21 1 in 10 by November 3 | 255 days |
| Tallahassee Airport 7 mi away, 55 ft | March 14 1 in 10 after April 3 | November 23 1 in 10 by November 4 | 254 days |
| Monticello 10 SW 16 mi away, 219 ft | February 25 1 in 10 after March 17 | December 3 1 in 10 by November 13 | 281 days |
| Quincy 3 SSW 21 mi away, 245 ft | March 13 1 in 10 after March 31 | November 22 1 in 10 by November 4 | 254 days |
| Monticello 5 SE 28 mi away, 98 ft | March 7 1 in 10 after March 25 | November 23 1 in 10 by November 3 | 261 days |
Distances are from the middle of Tallahassee 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 32301, at the middle of the city.
Your exact ZIP code
Tallahassee 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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Where the numbers come from
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map, 2023. Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture
- PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University (zone data)
- NOAA NCEI, U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, annual/seasonal
- NOAA, Normals calculation methodology (frost-freeze probability dates)
- US Census Bureau, 2025 ZCTA gazetteer (ZIP code centers)
- US Census Bureau, 2025 city population estimates and place gazetteer