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Homestead, FL Planting Calendar & Frost Dates

USDA hardiness zone 10b · ZIP 33030 · elevation 3′ · NOAA & USDA data

Homestead sits in USDA zone 10b and is effectively frost-free — you can grow something outdoors year-round. The warmest month is August (avg high 92.1°F) and the coolest is January (avg low 55.3°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 August (10.2″).

Hardiness zone
10b
min temp 35 to 40°F
Frost
Frost-free
grow year-round
Warmest month
August
avg high 92.1°F

Month-by-month typical weather in Homestead

Average conditions from the NOAA/NCEI 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals at Homestead Gen Aviation Ap, FL (2.8 mi away). Temperatures °F, precipitation & snow in inches.

MonthAvg highAvg lowMeanPrecip (in)Snow (in)
January 77.5 55.3 66.4 1.7 0
February 79.5 56.6 68 2 0
March 81.8 59 70.4 2.1 0
April 85.5 63.2 74.3 2.9 0
May 88.4 68.1 78.2 5.8 0
June 90.8 72.7 81.7 9.3 0
July 92 73.8 82.9 7.1 0
August 92.1 74.3 83.2 10.2 0
September 91 73.9 82.4 8.6 0
October 87.5 70.4 78.9 5.9 0
November 82.5 63.4 73 2.3 0
December 79.2 58.7 69 2 0

What to plant when in Homestead

Homestead 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 — Perrine 4w, FL, 8 mi (confidence: high). Monthly weather normals: Homestead Gen Aviation Ap, FL, 2.8 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.