Frost Dates for 32464 — Westville, Florida

Half of springs at New Hope, FL see their last 32°F night by March 10; only one in ten is past it by February 15, and one in ten still has one after March 29. Planting tender crops after March 18 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after March 23 20%, and after March 29 10%. The 19 days between the even-odds date and the one-in-ten date is narrower than at 88% of the 101 Florida stations behind this site's ZIP pages.

In fall the first 32°F night comes by November 20 in half of years, as early as November 3 one year in ten, and holds off past December 13 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 15 days later, around December 5; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is March 17, 12 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 259 days in a typical year, shorter than at 88% of the 102 Florida stations; it reaches 290 days one year in ten and falls short of 229 one year in ten. On average 34 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 15 days longer, to about March 25, and return around November 8. Nights of 24°F, cold enough to damage hardier plants, come in 88% of winters and 16°F in 18%.

July is the warmest month at New Hope, FL, averaging 91°F by day and 72°F at night; January is the coldest at 61°F and 39°F. A freezing night is all but certain in every month from December to 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 90% of years and March still brings one in 69% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 6,480 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), fewer than at 97% of the 158 Florida stations. 42% of them (2,728) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 972.

The nearest other station, Geneva #2, AL, 11 miles north of Westville, has a last frost 13 days later (March 23), a first frost 13 days earlier (November 7), a season 28 days shorter.

Measurable snow is rare here: only 3 of 24 winters from 1991 to 2020 recorded 0.1 inch or more at Geneva #2, AL, 10.8 miles away, so there is no typical first-snow date to plan around.

ZIP 32464 is 5 miles from New Hope, FL, which stands at 105 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 32464 in zone 8b, the band where the coldest night of the year averaged 15 to 20°F (-9.4 to -6.7°C) over 1991–2020; a zone describes winter lows, not frost dates.