Frost dates / Florida / Cape Coral

Frost dates in Cape Coral, FL

The station on this page is FT MYERS PAGE FLD AP, FL US (USW00012835), 9.3 miles from the city point. Population in the Census 2024 estimate is 233,025.

Zone 10bUSDA average annual extreme minimum 35°F to 40°F, from ZIP 33991 (1 miles from the city point used on this page).

Median last 32°F is January 16. Median first 32°F is January 13. 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%	January 1	Earlier date. A last 32°F on or after this day is common.
50%	January 16	Median.
10%	February 2	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 31	Earlier date. A first 32°F on or before this day is uncommon.
50%	January 13	Median.
90%	February 2	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%	353

36°F threshold

	10%	50%	90%
Last, on or after	February 15	January 21	December 31
First, on or before	December 23	January 12	February 6
Season at least	365 days	365 days	328 days

Station FT MYERS PAGE FLD AP, FL US (USW00012835). Completeness flag S, 28 years used for the 32°F dates. NCEI’s annual probability of at least one day at or below 32°F is 14%. Freeze dates are conditional on that threshold occurring. Elevation 4.6 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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Cape Coral, FL

Zone 10bAverage annual extreme minimum 35°F to 40°F

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

Florida. Nearest qualified station: FT MYERS PAGE FLD AP, FL US (USW00012835), 9.3 miles. Median last 32°F January 16. Median first 32°F January 13. 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 2	January 16	January 1
First 32°F on or before	December 31	January 13	February 2

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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