Frost dates / Florida / Ocala

Frost dates in Ocala, FL

The station on this page is OCALA, FL US (USC00086414), 4.5 miles from the city point. Population in the Census 2024 estimate is 70,251.

Zone 9aUSDA average annual extreme minimum 20°F to 25°F, from ZIP 34471 (1.8 miles from the city point used on this page).

Median last 32°F is February 25. Median first 32°F is December 12. The 50% growing-season length is 293 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 24	Earlier date. A last 32°F on or after this day is common.
50%	February 25	Median.
10%	March 21	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%	November 21	Earlier date. A first 32°F on or before this day is uncommon.
50%	December 12	Median.
90%	January 14	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%	332
50%	293
90%	258

28°F threshold

	10%	50%	90%
Last, on or after	March 7	February 4	January 2
First, on or before	December 3	January 3	February 7
Season at least	365 days	328 days	288 days

36°F threshold

	10%	50%	90%
Last, on or after	April 1	March 12	February 18
First, on or before	November 8	November 27	December 24
Season at least	292 days	259 days	233 days

Station OCALA, FL US (USC00086414). Completeness flag S, 29 years used for the 32°F dates. NCEI’s annual probability of at least one day at or below 32°F is 99.4%. Freeze dates are conditional on that threshold occurring. Elevation 22.9 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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Ocala, FL

Zone 9aAverage annual extreme minimum 20°F to 25°F

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

Florida. Nearest qualified station: OCALA, FL US (USC00086414), 4.5 miles. Median last 32°F February 25. Median first 32°F December 12. The 50% growing-season length is 293 days.

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32°F probabilities at this station

	10%	50%	90%
Last 32°F on or after	March 21	February 25	January 24
First 32°F on or before	November 21	December 12	January 14

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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