Frost Dates for 32628 — Cross City, Florida

Half of springs at Cross City 1 E, FL see their last 32°F night by March 6; only one in ten is past it by February 10, and one in ten still has one after March 31. Planting tender crops after March 18 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after March 23 20%, and after March 31 10%. 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 November 26 in half of years, as early as November 8 one year in ten, and holds off past December 21 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 16 days later, around December 12; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is March 14, 17 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 263 days in a typical year, shorter than at 83% of the 102 Florida stations; it reaches 297 days one year in ten and falls short of 235 one year in ten. On average 24 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 19 days longer, to about March 25, and return around November 14. Nights of 24°F, cold enough to damage hardier plants, come in 84% of winters and 16°F in 13%.

August is the warmest month at Cross City 1 E, FL, averaging 91°F by day and 72°F at night; January is the coldest at 66°F and 40°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 88% of years and March still brings one in 58% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 6,861 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), fewer than at 85% of the 158 Florida stations. 42% of them (2,866) have built up by the end of June, and August adds the most, 967. Precipitation totals 57.9 inches a year, most in August (9.4") and least in November (1.8"); May to September bring 59% of it.

The nearest other station, Bell 4NW, FL, 16 miles northeast of Cross City, has a last frost 8 days later (March 14), a first frost 4 days earlier (November 22), a season 9 days shorter.

Measurable snow is rare here: only 0 of 23 winters from 1991 to 2020 recorded 0.1 inch or more at Cross City 1 E, FL, 0.6 miles away, so there is no typical first-snow date to plan around.

ZIP 32628 is under a mile from Cross City 1 E, FL, which stands at 42 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. 1 other ZIP code shares the station; its figures are presented in full for 32680 (Old Town). The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 32628 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.