USDA Hardiness Zone 9b
Frost Dates for 34731 — Fruitland Park, Florida
NOAA 1991–2020 normals from Leesburg Municipal Airport, FL (77 ft), 6 miles southeast.
Updated
A freeze (32°F) reaches Fruitland Park in 67% of winters. When it does, the first freeze of winter comes around January 9 and the last freeze of winter around January 26; after February 21 the chance of another is under 7%.
- Last freeze
- January 26
- First freeze
- January 9
- Winters with a freeze
- 67%
- Hardiness zone
- 9b
50%, in freezing years
50%, in freezing years
32°F or below, 1991–2020
25 to 30°F (-3.9 to -1.1°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 Fruitland Park
In the 67% of winters that bring a 32°F night, half of winters at Leesburg Municipal Airport, FL see their last 32°F night by January 26; only one in ten is past it by December 31, and one in ten still has one after February 21. Counting the winters with no freeze at all, the risk of a 32°F night after February 21 is under 7% and after January 26 34%. 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 January 9 in half of years, as early as December 17 one year in ten, and holds off past February 5 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F is less common: it came in 26% 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 11 days longer, to about February 6, and return around December 30. A 24°F night is unusual: 4% of winters had one.
| Low | 90% | 80% | 70% | 60% | 50% | 40% | 30% | 20% | 10% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36°F96% of yrs | Jan 7 | Jan 18 | Jan 26 | Jan 31 | Feb 6 | Feb 14 | Feb 21 | Feb 28 | Mar 8 |
| 32°F67% of yrs | Dec 31 | Jan 7 | Jan 12 | Jan 17 | Jan 26 | Jan 31 | Feb 3 | Feb 11 | Feb 21 |
| 28°F26% of yrs | too rare for a date | ||||||||
| 24°F4% of yrs | too rare for a date | ||||||||
| Low | 10% | 20% | 30% | 40% | 50% | 60% | 70% | 80% | 90% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36°F96% of yrs | Dec 1 | Dec 7 | Dec 16 | Dec 24 | Dec 30 | Jan 3 | Jan 8 | Jan 14 | Jan 25 |
| 32°F67% of yrs | Dec 17 | Dec 27 | Jan 1 | Jan 5 | Jan 9 | Jan 14 | Jan 20 | Jan 28 | Feb 5 |
| 28°F26% of yrs | too rare for a date | ||||||||
| 24°F4% of yrs | too rare for a date | ||||||||
Freeze probabilities 1991–2020 at Leesburg Municipal Airport, 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 34731 →Compare Fruitland Park with another place →
Weather by month in Fruitland Park
August is the warmest month at Leesburg Municipal Airport, FL, averaging 92°F by day and 75°F at night; January is the coldest at 70°F and 49°F. From March to November the chance of a 32°F night stays under 10% each month. In spring, February still brings one in 22% of years.
Warmth for growing adds up to 8,365 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), more than at 53% of the 158 Florida stations. 44% of them (3,678) have built up by the end of June, and August adds the most, 1,034. Precipitation totals 43.8 inches a year, most in June (7.0") and least in November (1.8"); May to September bring 63% of it.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | 32°F night | Nights ≤ 32°F | GDD 50°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 70 | 49 | 2.5 | 47% | 1 | 312 |
| Feb | 73 | 52 | 2.1 | 22% | 1 | 360 |
| Mar | 77 | 56 | 3.2 | 3% | 0 | 517 |
| Apr | 83 | 62 | 2.0 | 0% | 0 | 666 |
| May | 88 | 68 | 2.7 | 0% | 0 | 865 |
| Jun | 91 | 73 | 7.0 | 0% | 0 | 957 |
| Jul | 91 | 75 | 5.9 | 0% | 0 | 1023 |
| Aug | 92 | 75 | 6.6 | 0% | 0 | 1034 |
| Sep | 90 | 73 | 5.2 | 0% | 0 | 942 |
| Oct | 85 | 66 | 2.6 | 0% | 0 | 784 |
| Nov | 77 | 57 | 1.8 | 0% | 0 | 517 |
| Dec | 72 | 52 | 2.2 | 18% | <1 | 388 |
Monthly normals 1991–2020 at Leesburg Municipal Airport, FL (77 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, Lisbon, FL, 7 miles east of Fruitland Park, has a last frost 7 days later (February 2), a first frost 6 days earlier (January 3), a season 19 days shorter.
When it snows in Fruitland Park, Florida
Measurable snow is rare here: only 0 of 20 winters from 1991 to 2020 recorded 0.1 inch or more at Lisbon, FL, 7.2 miles away, so there is no typical first-snow date to plan around.
Where these figures come from
ZIP 34731 is 6 miles from Leesburg Municipal Airport, FL, which stands at 77 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. 4 other ZIP codes share the station; its figures are presented in full for 34748 (Leesburg). The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 34731 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.
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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