USDA Hardiness Zone 10a
Frost Dates for 32927 — Cocoa, Florida
NOAA 1991–2020 normals from Titusville, FL (16 ft), 11 miles north.
Updated
A freeze (32°F) reaches Cocoa in 51% of winters. When it does, the first freeze of winter comes around January 13 and the last freeze of winter around January 25; after February 24 the chance of another is under 5%.
- Last freeze
- January 25
- First freeze
- January 13
- Winters with a freeze
- 51%
- Hardiness zone
- 10a
50%, in freezing years
50%, in freezing years
32°F or below, 1991–2020
30 to 35°F (-1.1 to 1.7°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 20 observed
NOAA normal
Frost risk by date in Cocoa
In the 51% of winters that bring a 32°F night, half of winters at Titusville, FL see their last 32°F night by January 25; only one in ten is past it by December 31, and one in ten still has one after February 24. Counting the winters with no freeze at all, the risk of a 32°F night after February 24 is under 5% and after January 25 25%. The 30 days between the even-odds date and the one-in-ten date is wider than at 82% 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 13 in half of years, as early as December 23 one year in ten, and holds off past February 10 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F is less common: it came in 15% of winters. On average 2 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 9 days longer, to about February 3, and return around January 5. A 24°F night is unusual: 1% of winters had one.
| Low | 90% | 80% | 70% | 60% | 50% | 40% | 30% | 20% | 10% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36°F88% of yrs | Jan 5 | Jan 14 | Jan 22 | Jan 29 | Feb 3 | Feb 9 | Feb 18 | Feb 26 | Mar 7 |
| 32°F51% of yrs | Dec 31 | Jan 9 | Jan 14 | Jan 21 | Jan 25 | Jan 31 | Feb 4 | Feb 12 | Feb 24 |
| 28°F15% of yrs | too rare for a date | ||||||||
| 24°F1% of yrs | too rare for a date | ||||||||
| Low | 10% | 20% | 30% | 40% | 50% | 60% | 70% | 80% | 90% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36°F88% of yrs | Dec 9 | Dec 20 | Dec 26 | Jan 1 | Jan 5 | Jan 10 | Jan 17 | Jan 24 | Feb 4 |
| 32°F51% of yrs | Dec 23 | Dec 30 | Jan 4 | Jan 8 | Jan 13 | Jan 20 | Jan 26 | Feb 1 | Feb 10 |
| 28°F15% of yrs | too rare for a date | ||||||||
| 24°F1% of yrs | too rare for a date | ||||||||
Freeze probabilities 1991–2020 at Titusville, 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.
Frost risk on any date in 32927 →Compare Cocoa with another place →
Weather by month in Cocoa
July is the warmest month at Titusville, FL, averaging 90°F by day and 74°F at night; January is the coldest at 69°F and 50°F. From March to November the chance of a 32°F night stays under 10% each month. In spring, February still brings one in 16% of years.
Warmth for growing adds up to 8,182 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), fewer than at 52% of the 158 Florida stations. 43% of them (3,530) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 995. Precipitation totals 55.5 inches a year, most in June (7.9") and least in December (2.4"); May to September bring 61% of it.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | 32°F night | Nights ≤ 32°F | GDD 50°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 69 | 50 | 3.1 | 33% | 1 | 318 |
| Feb | 71 | 54 | 2.6 | 16% | 1 | 353 |
| Mar | 75 | 57 | 3.4 | 4% | <1 | 502 |
| Apr | 79 | 63 | 2.7 | 0% | 0 | 629 |
| May | 84 | 69 | 3.7 | 0% | 0 | 820 |
| Jun | 88 | 73 | 7.9 | 0% | 0 | 909 |
| Jul | 90 | 74 | 6.8 | 0% | 0 | 995 |
| Aug | 89 | 75 | 7.8 | 0% | 0 | 994 |
| Sep | 87 | 74 | 7.5 | 0% | 0 | 915 |
| Oct | 83 | 69 | 5.1 | 0% | 0 | 792 |
| Nov | 76 | 61 | 2.5 | 0% | 0 | 552 |
| Dec | 71 | 54 | 2.4 | 12% | <1 | 404 |
Monthly normals 1991–2020 at Titusville, FL (16 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, Titusville 7 E, FL, 12 miles northeast of Cocoa, has a last frost 4 days later (January 29), a first frost 3 days later (January 16), a season 9 days shorter.
When it snows in Cocoa, Florida
Measurable snow is rare here: only 0 of 20 winters from 1991 to 2020 recorded 0.1 inch or more at Titusville, FL, 10.6 miles away, so there is no typical first-snow date to plan around.
Where these figures come from
ZIP 32927 is 11 miles from Titusville, FL, which stands at 16 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. 3 other ZIP codes share the station; its figures are presented in full for 32780 (Titusville). The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 32927 in zone 10a, the band where the coldest night of the year averaged 30 to 35°F (-1.1 to 1.7°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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