Florida · NOAA station USW00012844
Frost dates for West Palm Beach Intl Airport, FL
A 32°F freeze happens at West Palm Beach Intl Airport in about 7% of years. That is too few freeze years for NOAA to compute reliable spring and fall frost dates, so none are shown. Nearby ZIP codes are in USDA hardiness zone 10b.
- 7%Chance of 32°F in a year
- 0%Chance of 28°F in a year
- 28%Chance of 36°F in a year
USDA hardiness zone 10b (35 to 40°F) · see all zone 10b frost dates
Chance of a freeze in any year
| Temperature | Chance per year |
|---|---|
| 36°F | 28% |
| 32°F | 7% |
| 28°F | 0% |
| 24°F | 0% |
ZIP codes whose closest station is this one
| ZIP | Hardiness zone | Avg. extreme low | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 33406 | 10b | 35 to 40°F | 2 km |
| 33409 | 10b | 35 to 40°F | 3 km |
| 33415 | 10b | 35 to 40°F | 4 km |
| 33405 | 10b | 35 to 40°F | 4 km |
| 33417 | 10b | 35 to 40°F | 5 km |
| 33401 | 10b | 35 to 40°F | 5 km |
| 33413 | 10b | 35 to 40°F | 6 km |
| 33480 | 10b | 35 to 40°F | 6 km |
| 33461 | 10b | 35 to 40°F | 7 km |
| 33407 | 10b | 35 to 40°F | 8 km |
| 33460 | 10b | 35 to 40°F | 9 km |
| 33463 | 10b | 35 to 40°F | 11 km |
| 33411 | 10b | 35 to 40°F | 11 km |
| 33462 | 10b | 35 to 40°F | 12 km |
| 33414 | 10b | 35 to 40°F | 16 km |
Not the official USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map. Zones shown here are the values published in the USDA-ARS / Oregon State University PRISM Group 2023 ZIP code tables, shown unaltered. For the official interactive map, visit planthardiness.ars.usda.gov.
About this station
- NOAA station ID USW00012844, at 26.6847, -80.0994, elevation 6 m (19 ft).
- Data quality: Standard (24+ years of data), 28 years of freeze data.
- Average days per year at or below 32°F: 0.
- Frost risk changes over short distances. Valleys and low spots freeze earlier than hillsides and city centers.
Nearby weather stations
- Palm Beach Gardens (16 km)
- Juno Beach (20 km)
- Loxahatchee Nwr (24 km)
- Pompano Beach Airpark (48 km)
- Port Salerno 5W (49 km)
- Coral Springs (50 km)
- Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport (55 km)
- Canal Point Usda (56 km)
Sources
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, annual/seasonal normals by station (version 1.0.1), file dated June 27, 2023; documentation.
- USDA Agricultural Research Service and PRISM Group, Oregon State University, 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map ZIP code tables (CONUS, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico), files dated November 17, 2023. Data © PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed November 1, 2026. Official map: planthardiness.ars.usda.gov.
- U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer ZIP Code Tabulation Areas file, dated August 30, 2024 (ZIP centroids used to find the nearest station).
Freeze dates are 30-year probabilities, not forecasts. Check your local forecast before planting tender plants.