Frost Dates for 32327 — Crawfordville, Florida

Half of springs at Tallahassee Airport, FL see their last 32°F night by March 14; only one in ten is past it by February 20, and one in ten still has one after April 3. Planting tender crops after March 23 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after March 27 20%, and after April 3 10%. The 20 days between the even-odds date and the one-in-ten date is narrower than at 79% of the 101 Florida stations behind this site's ZIP pages.

In fall the first 32°F night comes by November 23 in half of years, as early as November 4 one year in ten, and holds off past December 17 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 16 days later, around December 9; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is March 21, 13 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 255 days in a typical year, shorter than at 91% of the 102 Florida stations; it reaches 286 days one year in ten and falls short of 227 one year in ten. On average 35 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 March 27, and return around November 11. Nights of 24°F, cold enough to damage hardier plants, come in 90% of winters and 16°F in 21%.

July is the warmest month at Tallahassee Airport, FL, averaging 93°F by day and 73°F at night; January is the coldest at 64°F and 38°F. A freezing night is all but certain in every month from January to February (a 90% chance or more). From May to October the chance of a 32°F night stays under 10% each month. In spring, March still brings one in 76% of years and April still brings one in 12% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 6,852 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), fewer than at 85% of the 158 Florida stations. 41% of them (2,840) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 1,020. Precipitation totals 59.9 inches a year, most in June (8.1") and least in November (3.0"); May to September bring 53% of it.

The nearest other station, Tallahassee, FL, 14 miles north of Crawfordville, has a last frost 3 days earlier (March 11), a first frost 2 days earlier (November 21).

Measurable snow is rare here: only 0 of 19 winters from 1991 to 2020 recorded 0.1 inch or more at Quincy 3 SSW, FL, 28 miles away, so there is no typical first-snow date to plan around.

ZIP 32327 is 14 miles from Tallahassee Airport, FL, which stands at 55 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 32327 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.