Frost Dates for 34266 — Arcadia, Florida

Half of winters at Arcadia, FL see their last 32°F night by February 7; only one in ten is past it by January 8, and one in ten still has one after March 10. Planting tender crops after February 21 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after March 1 20%, and after March 10 10%. The 31 days between the even-odds date and the one-in-ten date is wider than at 91% 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 4 in half of years, as early as December 8 one year in ten, and holds off past February 6 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 7 days later, around January 11; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is February 26, 12 days before the 32°F one. On average 5 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 22 days longer, to about March 1, and return around December 17. A 24°F night is unusual: 21% of winters had one.

August is the warmest month at Arcadia, FL, averaging 92°F by day and 72°F at night; January is the coldest at 74°F and 47°F. From April to November the chance of a 32°F night stays under 10% each month. In spring, February still brings one in 47% of years and March still brings one in 19% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 8,147 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), fewer than at 53% of the 158 Florida stations. 44% of them (3,579) have built up by the end of June, and August adds the most, 980. Precipitation totals 53.9 inches a year, most in June (9.6") and least in November (1.8"); May to September bring 71% of it.

The nearest other station, Punta Gorda Charlotte Co Airport, FL, 21 miles south of Arcadia, has a 32°F night in 50% of winters against 91% here, and a coolest-month low 4°F warmer (51°F).

Measurable snow is rare here: only 0 of 20 winters from 1991 to 2020 recorded 0.1 inch or more at Arcadia, FL, 1.2 miles away, so there is no typical first-snow date to plan around.

ZIP 34266 is 1 mile from Arcadia, FL, which stands at 25 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. 1 other ZIP code shares the station. The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 34266 in zone 9b, the band where the coldest night of the year averaged 25 to 30°F (-3.9 to -1.1°C) over 1991–2020; a zone describes winter lows, not frost dates.