USDA Hardiness Zone 10a
Frost Dates for 32127 — Port Orange, Florida
NOAA 1991–2020 normals from Daytona Beach, FL (29 ft), 6 miles north.
Updated
A freeze (32°F) reaches Port Orange in 79% of winters. When it does, the first freeze of winter comes around January 9 and the last freeze of winter around February 3; after February 28 the chance of another is under 8%.
- Last freeze
- February 3
- First freeze
- January 9
- Winters with a freeze
- 79%
- Hardiness zone
- 10a
50%, in freezing years
50%, in freezing years
32°F or below, 1991–2020
30 to 35°F (-1.1 to 1.7°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 Port Orange
In the 79% of winters that bring a 32°F night, half of winters at Daytona Beach, FL see their last 32°F night by February 3; only one in ten is past it by January 4, 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 3 39%. 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 January 9 in half of years, as early as December 10 one year in ten, and holds off past February 9 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F is less common: it came in 44% of winters. On average 3 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 13 days longer, to about February 16, and return around December 29. A 24°F night is unusual: 13% of winters had one.
| Low | 90% | 80% | 70% | 60% | 50% | 40% | 30% | 20% | 10% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36°F97% of yrs | Jan 18 | Jan 30 | Feb 3 | Feb 9 | Feb 16 | Feb 21 | Feb 26 | Mar 3 | Mar 12 |
| 32°F79% of yrs | Jan 4 | Jan 14 | Jan 24 | Jan 31 | Feb 3 | Feb 8 | Feb 15 | Feb 21 | Feb 28 |
| 28°F44% of yrs | too rare for a date | ||||||||
| 24°F13% of yrs | too rare for a date | ||||||||
| 20°F0% of yrs | too rare for a date | ||||||||
| Low | 10% | 20% | 30% | 40% | 50% | 60% | 70% | 80% | 90% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36°F97% of yrs | Dec 1 | Dec 6 | Dec 13 | Dec 22 | Dec 29 | Jan 3 | Jan 8 | Jan 15 | Jan 26 |
| 32°F79% of yrs | Dec 10 | Dec 23 | Dec 31 | Jan 4 | Jan 9 | Jan 15 | Jan 22 | Jan 30 | Feb 9 |
| 28°F44% of yrs | too rare for a date | ||||||||
| 24°F13% of yrs | too rare for a date | ||||||||
| 20°F0% of yrs | too rare for a date | ||||||||
Freeze probabilities 1991–2020 at Daytona Beach, 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.
Frost risk on any date in 32127 →Compare Port Orange with another place →
Weather by month in Port Orange
August is the warmest month at Daytona Beach, FL, averaging 89°F by day and 76°F at night; January is the coldest at 69°F and 49°F. From March to November the chance of a 32°F night stays under 10% each month. In spring, February still brings one in 41% of years.
Warmth for growing adds up to 8,059 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), fewer than at 54% of the 158 Florida stations. 43% of them (3,432) have built up by the end of June, and August adds the most, 1,015. Precipitation totals 53.7 inches a year, most in July (6.8") and least in April (2.6"); May to September bring 57% of it.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | 32°F night | Nights ≤ 32°F | GDD 50°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 69 | 49 | 3.0 | 52% | 2 | 299 |
| Feb | 70 | 52 | 3.0 | 41% | 1 | 320 |
| Mar | 74 | 57 | 3.6 | 6% | 0 | 475 |
| Apr | 79 | 62 | 2.6 | 0% | 0 | 620 |
| May | 84 | 69 | 3.5 | 0% | 0 | 808 |
| Jun | 88 | 73 | 6.7 | 0% | 0 | 910 |
| Jul | 89 | 75 | 6.8 | 0% | 0 | 995 |
| Aug | 89 | 76 | 6.7 | 0% | 0 | 1015 |
| Sep | 87 | 74 | 6.8 | 0% | 0 | 922 |
| Oct | 82 | 68 | 4.9 | 0% | 0 | 778 |
| Nov | 76 | 60 | 3.2 | 2% | 0 | 533 |
| Dec | 71 | 53 | 2.9 | 24% | 1 | 383 |
Monthly normals 1991–2020 at Daytona Beach, FL (29 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, Daytona Beach International Airport, FL, 6 miles northwest of Port Orange, has a last frost 4 days earlier (January 30), a first frost 1 day earlier (January 8), a season 7 days longer.
When it snows in Port Orange, Florida
Measurable snow is rare here: only 0 of 20 winters from 1991 to 2020 recorded 0.1 inch or more at Deland 1 SSE, FL, 20.5 miles away, so there is no typical first-snow date to plan around.
Where these figures come from
ZIP 32127 is 6 miles from Daytona Beach, FL, which stands at 29 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. 2 other ZIP codes share the station. The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 32127 in zone 10a, the band where the coldest night of the year averaged 30 to 35°F (-1.1 to 1.7°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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