Last frost date in Daytona Beach, Florida

January 30

Average last frost in spring. In an early year (1 in 10) it's over by December 31; in a late year (1 in 10) it comes after February 26.

January 8

Average first frost in fall. 1 year in 10 it comes by December 10.

A 32°F night happens here about 7 years in 10; in those years these are the usual dates.

Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, station Daytona Beach International AP (USW00012834), 3 miles from Daytona Beach, elevation 31 ft. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. These are long-term averages, not a forecast.

This station is also the nearest one for Ormond Beach and Port Orange, so their frost dates are the same as Daytona Beach's.

What to plant now

Frost dates for Daytona Beach, Florida
Early yearAverageLate year
Last frost in springDec 31Jan 30Feb 26
First frost in fallDec 10Jan 8Feb 7

Frost-free days in an average year: 340

Light frost, frost and hard freeze in Daytona Beach
Chance in a yearAverage last in springAverage first in fall
Light frost (36°F)10 years in 10Feb 16Dec 25
Frost (32°F)7 years in 10Jan 30Jan 8
Hard freeze (28°F)3 years in 10Jan 17Jan 10

Nights at 32°F or colder in an average year: 3.0

What to plant now in Daytona Beach

Nothing in USDA's planting table is in its window in Daytona Beach right now, or opens in the next 45 days.

Planting dates: USDA Home and Garden Bulletin No. 9 (1967), “Suburban and Farm Vegetable Gardens,” tables 4 and 5. How we match the table.

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