USDA Hardiness Zone 9b
Frost Dates for 32137 — Palm Coast, Florida
NOAA 1991–2020 normals from Palm Coast 6NE, FL (5 ft), 4 miles north.
Updated
A freeze (32°F) reaches Palm Coast in 57% of winters. When it does, the first freeze of winter comes around January 11 and the last freeze of winter around January 24; after February 18 the chance of another is under 6%.
- Last freeze
- January 24
- First freeze
- January 11
- Winters with a freeze
- 57%
- 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 27 observed
NOAA normal
Frost risk by date in Palm Coast
In the 57% of winters that bring a 32°F night, half of winters at Palm Coast 6NE, FL see their last 32°F night by January 24; only one in ten is past it by December 31, and one in ten still has one after February 18. Counting the winters with no freeze at all, the risk of a 32°F night after February 18 is under 6% and after January 24 28%. 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 11 in half of years, as early as December 19 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 20% of winters. On average 5 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 11 days longer, to about February 4, and return around January 3. A 24°F night is unusual: 4% of winters had one.
| Low | 90% | 80% | 70% | 60% | 50% | 40% | 30% | 20% | 10% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36°F88% of yrs | Jan 6 | Jan 17 | Jan 26 | Jan 31 | Feb 4 | Feb 10 | Feb 16 | Feb 25 | Mar 3 |
| 32°F57% of yrs | Dec 31 | Jan 6 | Jan 13 | Jan 18 | Jan 24 | Jan 30 | Feb 2 | Feb 7 | Feb 18 |
| 28°F20% 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°F88% of yrs | Dec 7 | Dec 18 | Dec 25 | Jan 1 | Jan 3 | Jan 9 | Jan 14 | Jan 23 | Feb 4 |
| 32°F57% of yrs | Dec 19 | Dec 28 | Jan 1 | Jan 5 | Jan 11 | Jan 16 | Jan 22 | Jan 30 | Feb 7 |
| 28°F20% of yrs | too rare for a date | ||||||||
| 24°F4% of yrs | too rare for a date | ||||||||
Freeze probabilities 1991–2020 at Palm Coast 6NE, 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 Palm Coast
August is the warmest month at Palm Coast 6NE, FL, averaging 88°F by day and 77°F at night; January is the coldest at 65°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 18% of years.
Warmth for growing adds up to 7,885 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), fewer than at 59% of the 158 Florida stations. 42% of them (3,324) have built up by the end of June, and August adds the most, 1,000. Precipitation totals 51.5 inches a year, most in September (7.7") and least in April (2.5"); May to September bring 57% of it.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | 32°F night | Nights ≤ 32°F | GDD 50°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 65 | 49 | 3.3 | 39% | 3 | 254 |
| Feb | 68 | 52 | 3.6 | 18% | 1 | 290 |
| Mar | 72 | 56 | 3.1 | 2% | 0 | 442 |
| Apr | 78 | 62 | 2.5 | 0% | 0 | 602 |
| May | 83 | 70 | 2.8 | 0% | 0 | 811 |
| Jun | 86 | 76 | 5.9 | 0% | 0 | 925 |
| Jul | 88 | 77 | 6.3 | 0% | 0 | 997 |
| Aug | 88 | 77 | 6.4 | 0% | 0 | 1000 |
| Sep | 86 | 76 | 7.7 | 0% | 0 | 924 |
| Oct | 81 | 69 | 4.5 | 0% | 0 | 778 |
| Nov | 74 | 60 | 2.5 | 0% | 0 | 512 |
| Dec | 69 | 53 | 2.9 | 15% | 1 | 351 |
Monthly normals 1991–2020 at Palm Coast 6NE, FL (5 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, Hastings 4NE, FL, 20 miles northwest of Palm Coast, has a last frost 21 days later (February 14), a first frost 12 days earlier (December 30), a season 48 days shorter.
When it snows in Palm Coast, Florida
Measurable snow is rare here: only 0 of 27 winters from 1991 to 2020 recorded 0.1 inch or more at Hastings 4NE, FL, 19.8 miles away, so there is no typical first-snow date to plan around.
Where these figures come from
ZIP 32137 is 4 miles from Palm Coast 6NE, FL, which stands at 5 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. 2 other ZIP codes share the station; its figures are presented in full for 32164 (Palm Coast). The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 32137 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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