Frost Dates for 32066 — Mayo, Florida

Half of springs at Mayo, FL see their last 32°F night by March 8; only one in ten is past it by February 8, and one in ten still has one after April 2. Planting tender crops after March 18 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after March 25 20%, and after April 2 10%. The 25 days between the even-odds date and the one-in-ten date is narrower than at 49% of the 101 Florida stations behind this site's ZIP pages, so a fixed calendar date is a gamble here.

In fall the first 32°F night comes by November 25 in half of years, as early as November 5 one year in ten, and holds off past December 20 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 18 days later, around December 13; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is March 15, 18 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 264 days in a typical year, shorter than at 82% of the 102 Florida stations; it reaches 300 days one year in ten and falls short of 228 one year in ten. On average 27 nights a year drop to 32°F or below. Nights of 36°F, when frost can still settle on leaves in low, open spots, continue 20 days longer, to about March 28, and return around November 12. Nights of 24°F, cold enough to damage hardier plants, come in 79% of winters and 16°F in 9%.

July is the warmest month at Mayo, FL, averaging 92°F by day and 71°F at night; January is the coldest at 68°F and 41°F. A freezing night is all but certain in January (a 90% chance or more). From May to October the chance of a 32°F night stays under 10% each month. In spring, February still brings one in 85% of years and March still brings one in 59% of years and April still brings one in 12% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 7,179 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), fewer than at 77% of the 158 Florida stations. 43% of them (3,078) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 980. Precipitation totals 55.6 inches a year, most in August (8.1") and least in November (2.0"); May to September bring 57% of it.

The nearest other station, Live Oak, FL, 21 miles northeast of Mayo, has a last frost 16 days earlier (February 20), a first frost 11 days later (December 6), a season 28 days longer.

Measurable snow is rare here: only 0 of 24 winters from 1991 to 2020 recorded 0.1 inch or more at Mayo, FL, 2.6 miles away, so there is no typical first-snow date to plan around.

ZIP 32066 is 3 miles from Mayo, FL, which stands at 65 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. 1 other ZIP code shares the station. The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 32066 in zone 9a, the band where the coldest night of the year averaged 20 to 25°F (-6.7 to -3.9°C) over 1991–2020; a zone describes winter lows, not frost dates.