USDA Hardiness Zone 9b
Frost Dates for 32128 — Port Orange, Florida
NOAA 1991–2020 normals from Daytona Beach International Airport, FL (31 ft), 7 miles north.
Updated
A freeze (32°F) reaches Port Orange in 75% of winters. When it does, the first freeze of winter comes around January 8 and the last freeze of winter around January 30; after February 26 the chance of another is under 7%.
- Last freeze
- January 30
- First freeze
- January 8
- Winters with a freeze
- 75%
- 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 Port Orange
In the 75% of winters that bring a 32°F night, half of winters at Daytona Beach International Airport, FL see their last 32°F night by January 30; only one in ten is past it by December 31, and one in ten still has one after February 26. Counting the winters with no freeze at all, the risk of a 32°F night after February 26 is under 7% and after January 30 37%. 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 28% 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 17 days longer, to about February 16, and return around December 25. A 24°F night is unusual: 4% of winters had one.
| Low | 90% | 80% | 70% | 60% | 50% | 40% | 30% | 20% | 10% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36°F98% of yrs | Jan 15 | Jan 29 | Feb 3 | Feb 9 | Feb 16 | Feb 21 | Feb 27 | Mar 4 | Mar 13 |
| 32°F75% of yrs | Dec 31 | Jan 9 | Jan 15 | Jan 23 | Jan 30 | Feb 3 | Feb 9 | Feb 17 | Feb 26 |
| 28°F28% of yrs | too rare for a date | ||||||||
| 24°F4% of yrs | too rare for a date | ||||||||
| Low | 10% | 20% | 30% | 40% | 50% | 60% | 70% | 80% | 90% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36°F98% of yrs | Nov 30 | Dec 5 | Dec 12 | Dec 19 | Dec 25 | Dec 31 | Jan 4 | Jan 11 | Jan 22 |
| 32°F75% of yrs | Dec 10 | Dec 21 | Dec 29 | Jan 3 | Jan 8 | Jan 12 | Jan 19 | Jan 27 | Feb 7 |
| 28°F28% of yrs | too rare for a date | ||||||||
| 24°F4% of yrs | too rare for a date | ||||||||
Freeze probabilities 1991–2020 at Daytona Beach International Airport, 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 Port Orange
August is the warmest month at Daytona Beach International Airport, FL, averaging 90°F by day and 74°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 30% of years.
Warmth for growing adds up to 7,925 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), fewer than at 57% of the 158 Florida stations. 43% of them (3,398) have built up by the end of June, and August adds the most, 990. Precipitation totals 51.2 inches a year, most in September (7.2") and least in April (2.2"); May to September bring 59% of it.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | 32°F night | Nights ≤ 32°F | GDD 50°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 69 | 49 | 2.7 | 51% | 2 | 295 |
| Feb | 72 | 51 | 2.3 | 30% | 1 | 328 |
| Mar | 76 | 55 | 3.6 | 5% | <1 | 472 |
| Apr | 80 | 60 | 2.2 | 0% | 0 | 605 |
| May | 85 | 66 | 3.7 | 0% | 0 | 794 |
| Jun | 89 | 72 | 6.9 | 0% | 0 | 906 |
| Jul | 90 | 74 | 6.0 | 0% | 0 | 987 |
| Aug | 90 | 74 | 6.6 | 0% | 0 | 990 |
| Sep | 87 | 73 | 7.2 | 0% | 0 | 903 |
| Oct | 82 | 67 | 4.9 | 0% | 0 | 758 |
| Nov | 76 | 58 | 2.8 | 1% | 0 | 511 |
| Dec | 72 | 52 | 2.3 | 24% | 1 | 377 |
Monthly normals 1991–2020 at Daytona Beach International Airport, FL (31 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, New Smyrna Bch - Marine Discov, FL, 8 miles east of Port Orange, has a 32°F night in 48% of winters against 75% here, and a coolest-month low 3°F warmer (52°F).
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, 16 miles away, so there is no typical first-snow date to plan around.
Where these figures come from
ZIP 32128 is 7 miles from Daytona Beach International Airport, FL, which stands at 31 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. 5 other ZIP codes share the station; its figures are presented in full for 32174 (Ormond Beach). The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 32128 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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