USDA Hardiness Zone 9b
Frost Dates for 32081 — Ponte Vedra, Florida
NOAA 1991–2020 normals from Crescent City, FL (53 ft), 7 miles southeast.
Updated
A freeze (32°F) reaches Ponte Vedra in 80% of winters. When it does, the first freeze of winter comes around January 8 and the last freeze of winter around February 1; after February 28 the chance of another is under 8%.
- Last freeze
- February 1
- First freeze
- January 8
- Winters with a freeze
- 80%
- Hardiness zone
- 9b
50%, in freezing years
50%, in freezing years
32°F or below, 1991–2020
25 to 30°F (-3.9 to -1.1°C) coldest night
- First snow
- Rare
- Last snow
- Rare
- Winters with snow
- 0%
- Snow per year
- 0"
median, 1991–2020
median, 1991–2020
0 of 20 observed
NOAA normal
Frost risk by date in Ponte Vedra
In the 80% of winters that bring a 32°F night, half of winters at Crescent City, FL see their last 32°F night by February 1; only one in ten is past it by January 3, and one in ten still has one after February 28. Counting the winters with no freeze at all, the risk of a 32°F night after February 28 is under 8% and after February 1 40%. The 27 days between the even-odds date and the one-in-ten date is wider than at 58% 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 January 8 in half of years, as early as December 10 one year in ten, and holds off past February 7 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F is less common: it came in 41% of winters. On average 4 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 17 days longer, to about February 18, and return around December 23. A 24°F night is unusual: 12% of winters had one.
| Low | 90% | 80% | 70% | 60% | 50% | 40% | 30% | 20% | 10% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36°F98% of yrs | Jan 19 | Jan 31 | Feb 6 | Feb 12 | Feb 18 | Feb 23 | Feb 28 | Mar 6 | Mar 15 |
| 32°F80% of yrs | Jan 3 | Jan 13 | Jan 20 | Jan 27 | Feb 1 | Feb 6 | Feb 13 | Feb 20 | Feb 28 |
| 28°F41% of yrs | too rare for a date | ||||||||
| 24°F12% of yrs | too rare for a date | ||||||||
| 20°F2% of yrs | too rare for a date | ||||||||
| Low | 10% | 20% | 30% | 40% | 50% | 60% | 70% | 80% | 90% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36°F98% of yrs | Nov 28 | Dec 3 | Dec 9 | Dec 16 | Dec 23 | Dec 31 | Jan 4 | Jan 11 | Jan 23 |
| 32°F80% of yrs | Dec 10 | Dec 22 | Dec 31 | Jan 3 | Jan 8 | Jan 14 | Jan 19 | Jan 29 | Feb 7 |
| 28°F41% of yrs | too rare for a date | ||||||||
| 24°F12% of yrs | too rare for a date | ||||||||
| 20°F2% of yrs | too rare for a date | ||||||||
Freeze probabilities 1991–2020 at Crescent City, FL, from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals. Where a temperature is reached in fewer than 99.5% of years, the dates describe only the years that reach it. Not a forecast.
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Weather by month in Ponte Vedra
August is the warmest month at Crescent City, FL, averaging 91°F by day and 74°F at night; January is the coldest at 68°F and 47°F. From March to November the chance of a 32°F night stays under 10% each month. In spring, February still brings one in 36% of years.
Warmth for growing adds up to 7,844 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), fewer than at 62% of the 158 Florida stations. 43% of them (3,378) have built up by the end of June, and August adds the most, 1,008. Precipitation totals 49.9 inches a year, most in June (7.6") and least in November (2.1"); May to September bring 63% of it.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | 32°F night | Nights ≤ 32°F | GDD 50°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 68 | 47 | 2.8 | 57% | 2 | 261 |
| Feb | 71 | 50 | 2.7 | 36% | 1 | 304 |
| Mar | 75 | 55 | 2.8 | 7% | 0 | 463 |
| Apr | 81 | 60 | 2.4 | 0% | 0 | 617 |
| May | 86 | 67 | 4.0 | 0% | 0 | 814 |
| Jun | 89 | 72 | 7.6 | 0% | 0 | 920 |
| Jul | 91 | 74 | 6.8 | 0% | 0 | 1001 |
| Aug | 91 | 74 | 7.1 | 0% | 0 | 1008 |
| Sep | 88 | 73 | 5.9 | 0% | 0 | 906 |
| Oct | 82 | 66 | 3.5 | 0% | 0 | 738 |
| Nov | 75 | 57 | 2.1 | 1% | 0 | 476 |
| Dec | 70 | 51 | 2.2 | 24% | 1 | 337 |
Monthly normals 1991–2020 at Crescent City, FL (53 ft), NOAA NCEI. "32°F night": chance of at least one in the month. GDD: growing degree days, base 50°F.
Compared with the next station
The nearest other station, Federal Pt, FL, 18 miles north of Ponte Vedra, has a last frost 1 day earlier (January 31), a first frost 4 days earlier (January 4), a season 3 days longer.
When it snows in Ponte Vedra, Florida
Measurable snow is rare here: only 0 of 20 winters from 1991 to 2020 recorded 0.1 inch or more at Crescent City, FL, 7.3 miles away, so there is no typical first-snow date to plan around.
Where these figures come from
ZIP 32081 is 7 miles from Crescent City, FL, which stands at 53 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. 6 other ZIP codes share the station. The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 32081 in zone 9b, the band where the coldest night of the year averaged 25 to 30°F (-3.9 to -1.1°C) over 1991–2020; a zone describes winter lows, not frost dates.
Hardiness zone and temperature range: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map 2023 (USDA-ARS, Oregon State University), ZIP-code listing, unchanged. °C converted from °F by this site.
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