Florida Planting Zones by City and ZIP Code
Florida runs from zones 8b to 11b; 30% of its ZIPs are 10a, Miami is 11a and Tampa is 10a.
Florida runs from zones 8b to 11b
The coldest night of the winter averages 15°F to 20°F in the coldest of Florida’s ZIP codes and 45°F to 50°F in the warmest. Most of the state is zone 10a.
Planting zones of Florida cities
| City | Zone | Coldest night, on average | Since 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miami33130 | 11a | 40°F to 45°F | half a zone warmer than 2012 (10b) |
| Tampa33602 | 10a | 30°F to 35°F | half a zone warmer than 2012 (9b) |
| Orlando32801 | 10a | 30°F to 35°F | half a zone warmer than 2012 (9b) |
| Jacksonville32202 | 9b | 25°F to 30°F | half a zone warmer than 2012 (9a) |
| Tallahassee32301 | 9a | 20°F to 25°F | half a zone warmer than 2012 (8b) |
| Key West33040 | 11b | 45°F to 50°F | same as 2012 |
| Pensacola32502 | 9a | 20°F to 25°F | same as 2012 |
Tap a ZIP for that address’s frost dates and this month’s jobs.
Find your zone anywhere in Florida
A ZIP code or a town gives you its zone, how it moved since 2012, the frost dates at the nearest NOAA station, and the jobs for this month timed from them.
What to plant in Florida this month
The calendar for each of Florida's main zones, from vegetables to pruning and winter protection, each job tied to the extension page it comes from. Pick a month, or read the whole year below it.
Timed from the median frost dates of the 31 NOAA stations in Florida’s zone 10a: last spring frost Jan 22, first fall frost Jan 11. Your own ZIP’s frost dates move every window, so the ZIP tool times them for you. The vegetables follow University of Florida IFAS Extension’s Florida Vegetable Gardening Guide for Central Florida (between State Roads 40 and 70) instead.
Pick a month above to see every job in it.
The year at a glance
- Plant vegetables: Central Florida (between State Roads 40 and 70)Jul to Apr
- Plant trees and shrubsNov 30 to Feb 5
- Plant pre-chilled tulip bulbsNov 20 to Dec 31
- Divide fall-blooming perennialsJan 1 to Feb 12
- Divide spring and summer-blooming perennialsNov 30 to Jan 11
- Prune trees and summer-flowering shrubs while dormantDec 11 to Jan 22
- Prune spring-flowering shrubs after they bloomJan 8 to Mar 5
- Prune out cold damageJan 22 to Mar 5
- Cover tender plants on a freezing nightJan 4 to Jan 22
- Cut back perennials after a hard freezeJan 18 to Feb 15
What changed in Florida since 2012
Every ZIP on both mapsCompared ZIP by ZIP from the 2023 and 2012 USDA tables; 1,454 Florida ZIP codes appear in both.
Why Florida’s zones moved
Of the cities above, Miami went from 10b to 11a, Tampa went from 9b to 10a, Orlando went from 9b to 10a, Jacksonville went from 9a to 9b and Tallahassee went from 8b to 9a.
The USDA explains the national picture: “When compared to the 2012 map, the 2023 version reveals that about half of the country shifted to the next warmer half zone, and the other half of the country remained in the same half zone.” The new map uses 1991 to 2020 and more than 13,000 weather stations, so it draws Florida’s hills, valleys and cities more finely than the 2012 map did.
A warmer zone changes which perennials and shrubs come through the winter, not when the garden gets planted; that still follows the frost dates.
Frost dates and seed starting in Florida
Florida planting zone questions
Planting zones by state
Sources. USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP code tables (2023 and 2012), PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University; USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; USDA Unveils Updated Plant Hardiness Zone Map (USDA Agricultural Research Service, November 15, 2023); NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020, annual/seasonal, by station (v1.0.1); NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox. Zones are read from the PRISM ZIP code tables, read Oct 9, 2026; a ZIP code’s zone is the zone at its center. The calendar’s extension sources are listed on the planting zones page and under each job.