USDA Hardiness Zone 10a
Frost Dates for 32950 — Malabar, Florida
NOAA 1991–2020 normals from Melbourne Beach A1a, FL (12 ft), 6 miles north.
Updated
Frost is not a yearly event in Malabar: a night at or below 32°F came in 13% of the winters of 1991–2020 at Melbourne Beach A1a, FL, and a 36°F night, cold enough for frost on exposed leaves, in 45%. There is no reliable "last frost date" here; most years have none.
- Winters with a freeze
- 13%
- Winters with 36°F
- 45%
- Coldest month low
- —
- Hardiness zone
- 10a
32°F or below, 1991–2020
frost possible on leaves
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 Malabar
At Melbourne Beach A1a, FL, 6 miles north of Malabar, 13% of the winters of 1991–2020 had at least one night at or below 32°F, 1% reached 28°F. Even a 36°F night came in only 45% of winters. 56 of the 158 other Florida stations behind this site's ZIP pages freeze in fewer than half of winters too.
Freeze probabilities 1991–2020 at Melbourne Beach A1a, 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.
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Compared with the next station
The nearest other station, Palm Bay, FL, 6 miles southwest of Malabar, has a 32°F night in 67% of winters against 13% here.
When it snows in Malabar, Florida
Measurable snow is rare here: only 0 of 20 winters from 1991 to 2020 recorded 0.1 inch or more at Melbourne WFO, FL, 10.9 miles away, so there is no typical first-snow date to plan around.
Where these figures come from
ZIP 32950 is 6 miles from Melbourne Beach A1a, FL, which stands at 12 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 32905 (Palm Bay). The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 32950 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.
Thirty-year averages, not a forecast: check the forecast before planting out. How stations are matched and which pages are offered to search engines: methodology.