Frost Dates for 32348 — Perry, Florida

Half of springs at Perry Foley Airport, FL see their last 32°F night by March 5; only one in ten is past it by February 8, and one in ten still has one after March 27. Planting tender crops after March 13 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after March 19 20%, and after March 27 10%. The 22 days between the even-odds date and the one-in-ten date is narrower than at 66% 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 November 25 in half of years, as early as November 5 one year in ten, and holds off past December 25 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 19 days later, around December 14; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is March 11, 16 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 268 days in a typical year, shorter than at 80% of the 102 Florida stations; it reaches 303 days one year in ten and falls short of 237 one year in ten. On average 27 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 18, and return around November 12. Nights of 24°F, cold enough to damage hardier plants, come in 80% of winters and 16°F in 12%.

July is the warmest month at Perry Foley Airport, FL, averaging 92°F by day and 72°F at night; January is the coldest at 66°F and 41°F. A freezing night is all but certain in January (a 90% chance or more). From April to October the chance of a 32°F night stays under 10% each month. In spring, February still brings one in 86% of years and March still brings one in 57% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 7,079 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), fewer than at 80% of the 158 Florida stations. 42% of them (2,996) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 998. Precipitation totals 51.5 inches a year, most in August (6.8") and least in November (1.9"); May to September bring 56% of it.

The nearest other station, Mayo, FL, 30 miles east of Perry, has a last frost 3 days later (March 8), the same first-frost date, a season 4 days shorter.

Measurable snow is rare here: only 0 of 24 winters from 1991 to 2020 recorded 0.1 inch or more at Perry, FL, 10.5 miles away, so there is no typical first-snow date to plan around.

ZIP 32348 is 9 miles from Perry Foley Airport, FL, which stands at 45 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 32348 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.