Frost Dates for 34453 — Inverness, Florida

Half of springs at Inverness 3 SE, FL see their last 32°F night by March 3; only one in ten is past it by January 31, and one in ten still has one after March 29. Planting tender crops after March 14 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after March 21 20%, and after March 29 10%. The 26 days between the even-odds date and the one-in-ten date is wider than at 52% 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 December 5 in half of years, as early as November 15 one year in ten, and holds off past January 6 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 24 days later, around December 29; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is March 15, 14 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 279 days in a typical year, shorter than at 67% of the 102 Florida stations; it reaches 317 days one year in ten and falls short of 246 one year in ten. On average 16 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 16 days longer, to about March 19, and return around November 22. Nights of 24°F, cold enough to damage hardier plants, come in 68% of winters and 16°F in 4%.

July is the warmest month at Inverness 3 SE, FL, averaging 91°F by day and 71°F at night; January is the coldest at 69°F and 43°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 76% of years and March still brings one in 53% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 7,343 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), fewer than at 70% of the 158 Florida stations. 43% of them (3,132) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 953. Precipitation totals 52.4 inches a year, most in August (8.7") and least in November (1.8"); May to September bring 64% of it.

The nearest other station, Brooksville Chin Hill, FL, 17 miles south of Inverness and 182 feet higher, has a last frost 28 days earlier (February 3), a first frost 29 days later (January 3), a season 50 days longer.

Measurable snow is rare here: only 0 of 20 winters from 1991 to 2020 recorded 0.1 inch or more at Inverness 3 SE, FL, 5.2 miles away, so there is no typical first-snow date to plan around.

ZIP 34453 is 5 miles from Inverness 3 SE, FL, which stands at 58 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. 15 other ZIP codes share the station; its figures are presented in full for 34465 (Beverly Hills). The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 34453 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.