Frost dates / Florida / Bradenton

Frost dates in Bradenton, FL

The station on this page is BRADENTON 5 ESE, FL US (USC00080945), 5.5 miles from the city point. Population in the Census 2024 estimate is 58,184.

Zone 10aUSDA average annual extreme minimum 30°F to 35°F, from ZIP 34205 (0.7 miles from the city point used on this page).

Median last 32°F is January 16. Median first 32°F is January 11. The 50% growing-season length is 365 days. The green band runs from the median last frost to the median first frost. Thin ticks mark the 10%, 50%, and 90% dates.

Outside the median season Growing seasonTicks: 10%, 50%, and 90%

Last 32°F in spring

NCEI’s probability is the chance the last spring minimum of 32°F or lower occurs on or after the date.

Probability	Date	How to read it
90%	December 26	Earlier date. A last 32°F on or after this day is common.
50%	January 16	Median.
10%	February 9	Later date. A last 32°F on or after this day is uncommon.

First 32°F in fall

NCEI’s probability is the chance the first autumn minimum of 32°F or lower occurs on or before the date.

Probability	Date	How to read it
10%	December 20	Earlier date. A first 32°F on or before this day is uncommon.
50%	January 11	Median.
90%	February 5	Later date. A first 32°F on or before this day is common.

32°F growing-season length

Days between the last spring 32°F and the first autumn 32°F. The figure is a length the season meets or exceeds at that probability, from NCEI, not a subtraction done on this site.

Probability the season is at least this long	Days
10%	365
50%	365
90%	334

36°F threshold

	10%	50%	90%
Last, on or after	February 23	January 27	December 31
First, on or before	December 11	January 8	February 5
Season at least	365 days	341 days	310 days

Station BRADENTON 5 ESE, FL US (USC00080945). Completeness flag S, 27 years used for the 32°F dates. NCEI’s annual probability of at least one day at or below 32°F is 30.6%. Freeze dates are conditional on that threshold occurring. Elevation 6.1 m. The same probability language applies to the 28°F and 36°F rows when those dates passed the same quality checks.

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Bradenton, FL

Zone 10aAverage annual extreme minimum 30°F to 35°F

Outside the median season Growing seasonTicks: 10%, 50%, and 90%

Florida. Nearest qualified station: BRADENTON 5 ESE, FL US (USC00080945), 5.5 miles. Median last 32°F January 16. Median first 32°F January 11. The 50% growing-season length is 365 days.

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32°F probabilities at this station

	10%	50%	90%
Last 32°F on or after	February 9	January 16	December 26
First 32°F on or before	December 20	January 11	February 5

Column order matches the NCEI file: for the last freeze, 10% is the later date and 90% is the earlier date. How to read the probabilities.

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Windows below are from UF/IFAS, Florida Vegetable Gardening Guide (SP 103/VH021), retrieved 2026-10-10. North = all of Florida north of State Road 40; central = the section of Florida between State Roads 40 and 70; south = all of Florida below State Road 70.

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