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When to plant in Bayonet Point, FL

USDA Zone 10a

Bayonet Point, Florida frost dates, USDA zone, and a full-year planting calendar, drawn from the nearest NOAA station and tuned to the local season.

A ~-11-day frost-free window makes Bayonet Point a short-season garden: choose early varieties and start long-season crops indoors well ahead of the last frost. Bayonet Point's nearest full-normals station sits about 21 km out, so treat these as a close estimate — local microclimate can nudge your first and last frost. In zone 10a, frost is a minor factor for Bayonet Point — most perennials thrive, and annual vegetables can go out early and stay late.

Station · TARPON SPGS SEWAGE PLT · 20.6 km
Last spring frost
January 20
50% chance · 32°F
First fall frost
January 9
50% chance · 32°F
Growing season
-11 days
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Frost calendar for Bayonet PointA year-band from January to December for Bayonet Point: Bayonet Point is effectively frost-free at 32°F — no distinct frost season.
Bayonet Point is effectively frost-free at 32°F — no distinct frost season.

Frost probability

TARPON SPGS SEWAGE PLT · 1991–2020

The date the last spring and first fall frost occur, by threshold and probability. A 90% date is later in spring — and earlier in fall — than a 10% date; the 50% · 32°F row is what most gardeners plan around. These are Bayonet Point’s own odds, recorded at TARPON SPGS SEWAGE PLT.

Frost-probability curves for Bayonet PointProbability of the last spring frost and first fall frost by date at 32°F. The last spring frost is most likely around January 20 and the first fall frost around January 9, where a 32°F freeze is rare enough that there is effectively no distinct frost season.
Last spring frostFirst fall frostbold = 32°F · thin = 28°F / 36°F · dot = 50% date · band = 10–90% window
ThresholdSPRING 10%SPRING 50%SPRING 90%FALL 10%FALL 50%FALL 90%
36°FMar 1Jan 31Jan 1Dec 3Dec 31Jan 27
32°FFeb 14Jan 20Dec 29Dec 16Jan 9Feb 4
28°FFeb 5Jan 15Dec 29Dec 24Jan 13Feb 1

Download this table as CSV ↓ — every threshold and probability, plus this city’s planting-window dates.

What to plant now

TODAY · JULY 19

Nothing new to sow or transplant outdoors in the next few weeks — a seasonal lull. Check the full-year calendar below for the next window.

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Full-year planting calendar

Start indoorsTransplantDirect sowFall sow

Each bar is the exact window to take a planting action in Bayonet Point, drawn to the day from the local frost dates. The dashed line is today.

Nearby weather stations

3 within 28 km · complete 32°F normals

When stations disagree by more than a few days, that spread is real microclimate variation — elevation, water, urban heat. Judge which station best matches your own yard.

TARPON SPGS SEWAGE PLT
Primary
21 km · 2 m elevation
SPRING
Jan 20
FALL
Jan 9
WEEKI WACHEE
24 km · 6 m elevation
SPRING
Feb 5
FALL
Jan 1
BROOKSVILLE HERNANDO CO AP
28 km · 24 m elevation
SPRING
Mar 1
FALL
Dec 5

Bayonet Point planting FAQ

When is the last spring frost in Bayonet Point, FL?

Plan for the last spring frost in Bayonet Point around January 20 (the date it has a 50% chance of a 32°F freeze). Anything frost-sensitive should go out after it.

When is the first fall frost in Bayonet Point, FL?

In Bayonet Point, the first 32°F freeze of fall lands around January 9 on average. Time your last harvests and any season-extension cover before it.

What hardiness zone is Bayonet Point in?

Bayonet Point is in USDA hardiness zone 10a. In zone 10a, winters are mild — many tender perennials overwinter here.

How long is the growing season in Bayonet Point?

Bayonet Point has about -11 frost-free days — a short growing season — between the average last spring frost (January 20) and first fall frost (January 9).

When should I plant tomatoes in Bayonet Point?

For Bayonet Point, sow tomatoes indoors about November 25–December 9 and move the seedlings out around January 27, after the last spring frost.

Planting reminders

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Nearby cities

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Frost dates recorded at TARPON SPGS SEWAGE PLT, 21 km from the city center · 1991–2020 NOAA climate normals · zone from the USDA/PRISM 2023 map. How we compute this.

Cite this page
BlissGarden. "When to Plant in Bayonet Point, FL — Frost Dates & Zone 10a." Frost normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, station USC00088824. Retrieved from https://blissgarden.com/florida/bayonet-point.