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When to plant in Bithlo, FL

USDA Zone 10a

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

A ~-4-day frost-free window makes Bithlo a short-season garden: choose early varieties and start long-season crops indoors well ahead of the last frost. These dates come from a station roughly 24 km away, the closest with full normals; terrain around Bithlo (elevation, water, pavement) can move your real frost dates a few days either way. In zone 10a, frost is a minor factor for Bithlo — most perennials thrive, and annual vegetables can go out early and stay late.

Station · ORLANDO EXECUTIVE AP · 23.9 km
Last spring frost
January 17
50% chance · 32°F
First fall frost
January 13
50% chance · 32°F
Growing season
-4 days
frost-free
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Frost calendar for BithloA year-band from January to December for Bithlo: Bithlo is effectively frost-free at 32°F — no distinct frost season.
Bithlo is effectively frost-free at 32°F — no distinct frost season.

Frost probability

ORLANDO EXECUTIVE AP · 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 Bithlo’s own odds, recorded at ORLANDO EXECUTIVE AP.

Frost-probability curves for BithloProbability of the last spring frost and first fall frost by date at 32°F. The last spring frost is most likely around January 17 and the first fall frost around January 13, 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°FFeb 22Jan 25Dec 31Dec 12Jan 6Feb 4
32°FFeb 9Jan 17Dec 26Dec 23Jan 13Feb 6

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 Bithlo, drawn to the day from the local frost dates. The dashed line is today.

Nearby weather stations

3 within 27 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.

ORLANDO EXECUTIVE AP
Primary
24 km · 33 m elevation
SPRING
Jan 17
FALL
Jan 13
SCOTTSMOOR 2.5 SSW
26 km · 13 m elevation
SPRING
Feb 10
FALL
Jan 8
ORLANDO SANFORD AP
27 km · 17 m elevation
SPRING
Jan 24
FALL
Jan 9

Bithlo planting FAQ

When is the last spring frost in Bithlo, FL?

Bithlo's average last spring frost falls near January 17 — the 50% mark at 32°F in the 1991–2020 normals. Hold tender transplants until the risk has passed, then plant out.

When is the first fall frost in Bithlo, FL?

In Bithlo, the first 32°F freeze of fall lands around January 13 on average. Time your last harvests and any season-extension cover before it.

What hardiness zone is Bithlo in?

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

How long is the growing season in Bithlo?

Bithlo has about -4 frost-free days — a short growing season — between the average last spring frost (January 17) and first fall frost (January 13).

When should I plant tomatoes in Bithlo?

For Bithlo, sow tomatoes indoors about November 22–December 6 and move the seedlings out around January 24, after the last spring frost.

Planting reminders

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Nearby cities

8 within reach

Frost dates recorded at ORLANDO EXECUTIVE AP, 24 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 Bithlo, FL — Frost Dates & Zone 10a." Frost normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, station USW00012841. Retrieved from https://blissgarden.com/florida/bithlo.