What planting zone is Delray Beach, FL?

Delray Beach is in USDA plant hardiness zone 11a (average annual extreme minimum temperature 40 to 45°F), from the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map.

What is the weather like in Delray Beach?

In Delray Beach, FL the warmest month is August (avg high 90.1°F) and the coldest is January (avg low 55.5°F). It averages about 63.6″ of precipitation a year.

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Delray Beach, FL Planting Calendar & Frost Dates

USDA hardiness zone 11a · ZIP 33444 · elevation 6′ · NOAA & USDA data

Delray Beach sits in USDA zone 11a and is effectively frost-free — you can grow something outdoors year-round. The warmest month is August (avg high 90.1°F) and the coolest is January (avg low 55.5°F). Time plantings by the hot vs. cool season rather than by frost: grow heat-loving crops through the warm months and cool-season greens in the mild winter. The wettest month is June (9.7″).

Hardiness zone

11a

min temp 40 to 45°F

Frost

Frost-free

grow year-round

Warmest month

August

avg high 90.1°F

Month-by-month typical weather in Delray Beach

Average conditions from the NOAA/NCEI 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals at Loxahatchee Nwr, FL (8.9 mi away). Temperatures °F, precipitation & snow in inches.

Month	Avg high	Avg low	Mean	Precip (in)
January	74.7	55.5	65.1	3.3
February	76.9	57.7	67.3	2.8
March	79.3	60.8	70.1	3
April	82.5	64.2	73.3	3.1
May	85.5	68.1	76.8	5
June	88.4	72.5	80.5	9.7
July	89.8	74.1	81.9	6.7
August	90.1	74.4	82.3	8.3
September	88.6	73.7	81.2	8.6
October	85.5	70.3	77.9	6.4
November	80.2	63.9	72.1	3.7
December	77.4	59.7	68.5	3.1

What to plant when in Delray Beach

Delray Beach is frost-free, so there's no last-frost date to time from. Grow cool-season crops (lettuce, peas, broccoli, carrots) in the cooler months and warm-season crops (tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash) through the warm season.

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Gear that helps you plant on time

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Soil thermometer →Know when the ground is warm enough to sow — the honest signal, not the calendar.Seed-starting trays + dome →Start tomatoes & peppers indoors on the schedule below.Seedling heat mat →Warms the soil for faster, more even germination indoors.Floating row cover / frost cloth →Buys you 4–8°F to beat an early or late frost.Raised garden bed kit →Warms and drains faster in spring than in-ground soil.Garden gloves →Basic kit for transplant day.

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Sources & method. Hardiness zone: 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University). Frost dates & growing season: NOAA/NCEI 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, nearest station with published freeze normals — Loxahatchee Nwr, FL, 8.9 mi (confidence: high). Monthly weather normals: Loxahatchee Nwr, FL, 8.9 mi (confidence: high). ZIP centroid from U.S. Census 2023 ZCTA data. Frost dates are the 50%-probability date — half of years frost occurs outside the stated date. Nothing here is invented; where the nearest station is far, we say so. Last updated 2026-07-22.