USDA Hardiness Zone 10b
Frost Dates for 33476 — Pahokee, Florida
NOAA 1991–2020 normals from Canal Pt Usda, FL (30 ft), 4 miles northeast.
Updated
No night at or below 32°F was recorded at Canal Pt Usda, FL in 1991–2020, so Pahokee has no frost dates to plan around; the coolest month, January, averages a low of 57°F.
- Winters with a freeze
- 0%
- Winters with 36°F
- 5%
- Coldest month low
- 57°F
- Hardiness zone
- 10b
32°F or below, 1991–2020
frost possible on leaves
average, January
35 to 40°F (1.7 to 4.4°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 Pahokee
Canal Pt Usda, FL, 4 miles northeast of Pahokee, did not record a night at or below 32°F in 1991–2020; a 36°F night came in 5% of winters. 13 of the 158 other Florida stations behind this site's ZIP pages recorded no 32°F night either.
Freeze probabilities 1991–2020 at Canal Pt Usda, 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 33476 →Compare Pahokee with another place →
Weather by month in Pahokee
August is the warmest month at Canal Pt Usda, FL, averaging 92°F by day and 76°F at night; January is the coldest at 74°F and 57°F. Not one month recorded a 32°F night; the lowest monthly average low is 57°F.
Warmth for growing adds up to 9,598 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), more than at 89% of the 158 Florida stations. 45% of them (4,316) have built up by the end of June, and August adds the most, 1,060. Precipitation totals 55.6 inches a year, most in August (9.2") and least in February (1.9"); May to September bring 65% of it.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | 32°F night | Nights ≤ 32°F | GDD 50°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 74 | 57 | 2.4 | 0% | 0 | 488 |
| Feb | 77 | 59 | 1.9 | 0% | <1 | 513 |
| Mar | 80 | 62 | 2.9 | 0% | 0 | 654 |
| Apr | 85 | 66 | 4.3 | 0% | 0 | 765 |
| May | 89 | 70 | 3.9 | 0% | 0 | 907 |
| Jun | 91 | 75 | 8.4 | 0% | 0 | 990 |
| Jul | 92 | 76 | 6.5 | 0% | 0 | 1053 |
| Aug | 92 | 76 | 9.2 | 0% | 0 | 1060 |
| Sep | 91 | 76 | 8.1 | 0% | 0 | 990 |
| Oct | 87 | 72 | 3.7 | 0% | 0 | 907 |
| Nov | 81 | 65 | 2.2 | 0% | 0 | 693 |
| Dec | 77 | 61 | 2.1 | 0% | 0 | 579 |
Monthly normals 1991–2020 at Canal Pt Usda, FL (30 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, Belle Glade, FL, 9 miles south of Pahokee, has a 32°F night in 48% of winters against 0% here, and a coolest-month low 5°F colder (52°F).
When it snows in Pahokee, Florida
Measurable snow is rare here: only 0 of 20 winters from 1991 to 2020 recorded 0.1 inch or more at Canal Pt Usda, FL, 3.6 miles away, so there is no typical first-snow date to plan around.
Where these figures come from
ZIP 33476 is 4 miles from Canal Pt Usda, FL, which stands at 30 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 33476 in zone 10b, the band where the coldest night of the year averaged 35 to 40°F (1.7 to 4.4°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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