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When to plant in Three Lakes, FL

USDA Zone 10b

Everything below — frost dates, hardiness zone, and what to plant when in Three Lakes, Florida — is derived from the closest NOAA station with complete climate normals.

A ~-5-day frost-free window makes Three Lakes a short-season garden: choose early varieties and start long-season crops indoors well ahead of the last frost. Zone 10b is warm enough that Three Lakes can grow subtropical perennials, and the short (or absent) frost period barely limits the annual calendar.

Station · PERRINE 4W · 7.7 km
Last spring frost
January 18
50% chance · 32°F
First fall frost
January 13
50% chance · 32°F
Growing season
-5 days
frost-free
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Frost calendar for Three LakesA year-band from January to December for Three Lakes: Three Lakes is effectively frost-free at 32°F — no distinct frost season.
Three Lakes is effectively frost-free at 32°F — no distinct frost season.

The average last spring frost in Three Lakes is now 9 days later than in the 1981–2010 normals. See how frost dates are shifting nationwide →

Frost probability

PERRINE 4W · 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 Three Lakes’s own odds, recorded at PERRINE 4W.

Frost-probability curves for Three LakesProbability of the last spring frost and first fall frost by date at 32°F. The last spring frost is most likely around January 18 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 23Jan 25Dec 30Dec 20Jan 15Feb 13
32°FFeb 1Jan 18Dec 31Dec 31Jan 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 Three Lakes, drawn to the day from the local frost dates. The dashed line is today.

Nearby weather stations

2 within 34 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.

PERRINE 4W
Primary
8 km · 3 m elevation
SPRING
Jan 18
FALL
Jan 13
ROYAL PALM RS
34 km · 2 m elevation
SPRING
Jan 20
FALL
Jan 17

Three Lakes planting FAQ

When is the last spring frost in Three Lakes, FL?

Plan for the last spring frost in Three Lakes around January 18 (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 Three Lakes, FL?

In Three Lakes, 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 Three Lakes in?

Three Lakes is in USDA hardiness zone 10b. In zone 10b, winters are mild — many tender perennials overwinter here.

How long is the growing season in Three Lakes?

There are roughly -5 frost-free days in Three Lakes (a short growing season), running from the average last frost around January 18 to the first fall frost near January 13.

When should I plant tomatoes in Three Lakes?

In Three Lakes, start tomato seeds indoors around November 23–December 7, then transplant seedlings outdoors around January 25 once the danger of frost has passed.

Planting reminders

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Nearby cities

8 within reach

Frost dates recorded at PERRINE 4W, 8 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 Three Lakes, FL — Frost Dates & Zone 10b." Frost normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, station USC00087020. Retrieved from https://blissgarden.com/florida/three-lakes.