Florida planting zones & frost dates

Last updated October 19, 2026

The 39 Florida cities on this site fall in zones 9a, 9b, 10a, 10b, 11a. Last spring frost dates range from Jan 26 in Clearwater to Mar 19 in Tallahassee.

City	Zone	Last frost	First frost	Population
Jacksonville	9b	Feb 15	Dec 24	1,009,833
Miami	11a	Rare	Rare	487,014
Tampa	10a	Jan 31	Jan 3	414,547
Orlando	10a	Feb 4	Jan 1	334,854
St. Petersburg	10b	Jan 28	Jan 7	267,102
Port St. Lucie	10a	Jan 30	Jan 10	258,575
Hialeah	11a	Rare	Rare	235,388
Cape Coral	10b	Jan 28	Jan 7	233,025
Tallahassee	9a	Mar 19	Nov 13	205,089
Fort Lauderdale	11a	Rare	Rare	190,641
Pembroke Pines	11a	Rare	Rare	179,326
Hollywood	11a	Rare	Rare	159,073
Gainesville	9a	Mar 13	Nov 24	148,720
Miramar	11a	Rare	Rare	143,242
Palm Bay	10a	Jan 30	Jan 6	142,023
Coral Springs	10b	Rare	Rare	140,808
West Palm Beach	10b	Rare	Rare	127,744
Lakeland	10a	Feb 3	Jan 1	124,990
Pompano Beach	11a	Rare	Rare	118,104
Clearwater	10a	Jan 26	Jan 6	116,811
Miami Gardens	11a	Rare	Rare	116,173
Davie	10b	Rare	Rare	112,052
Palm Coast	9b	Feb 2	Jan 1	106,729
Boca Raton	11a	Rare	Rare	102,238
Plantation	10b	Rare	Rare	100,694
Deltona	9b	Feb 6	Jan 2	100,513
Sunrise	10b	Rare	Rare	100,128
Fort Myers	10b	Jan 28	Jan 7	99,918
North Port	10a	Feb 11	Dec 28	92,875
Deerfield Beach	11a	Rare	Rare	90,507
Melbourne	10a	Feb 5	Jan 1	87,561
Daytona Beach	9b	Feb 9	Dec 29	86,015
Homestead	11a	Rare	Rare	85,796
Kissimmee	10a	Feb 6	Dec 30	84,756
Doral	11a	Rare	Rare	83,625
Miami Beach	11a	Rare	Rare	83,251
Boynton Beach	10b	Jan 31	Jan 7	83,095
Largo	10a	Jan 26	Jan 6	82,337
Lauderhill	10b	Rare	Rare	76,627

Frost dates are 30%-risk dates from the nearest suitable NOAA station. Population: Census Vintage 2024 estimates.