Hawaii Frost Dates
Hawaii offers year-round gardening potential in many places, with climate shaped more by elevation, rainfall, and exposure than by winter cold. Frost is rare and mainly limited to the highest slopes, while gardeners elsewhere focus on matching crops to wet windward or drier leeward conditions.
Look up your exact frost dates
Frost timing shifts across Hawaii with elevation and distance from water. Enter your ZIP code for dates from your nearest weather station.
Hawaii locations
| ZIP | Area | Hardiness zone |
|---|---|---|
| 96716 | Hanapepe | - |
| 96731 | Kahuku | - |
| 96744 | Ahuimanu | - |
| 96747 | Kaumakani | - |
| 96752 | Wainiha | - |
| 96754 | Kilauea | - |
| 96756 | Koloa | - |
| 96764 | Laupahoehoe | - |
| 96780 | Laupahoehoe | - |
| 96792 | Waianae | - |
| 96795 | Waimanalo | - |
| 96796 | Waimea | - |
| 96815 | Urban Honolulu | - |
| 96817 | Urban Honolulu | - |
| 96818 | Hickam Housing | - |
| 96820 | Urban Honolulu | - |
| 96822 | Urban Honolulu | - |
| 96826 | Urban Honolulu | - |
| 96848 | Urban Honolulu | - |
| 96853 | Hickam Housing | - |
| 96701 | Halawa | - |
| 96703 | Kapaa | - |
| 96704 | Honaunau-Napoopoo | - |
| 96705 | Eleele | - |
| 96706 | Ewa Gentry | - |
| 96707 | Makakilo | - |
| 96708 | Haiku-Pauwela | - |
| 96710 | Laupahoehoe | - |
| 96712 | Kahuku | - |
| 96713 | Hana | - |
| 96714 | Wainiha | - |
| 96717 | Punaluu | - |
| 96719 | Hawi | - |
| 96720 | Hilo | - |
| 96722 | Kalihiwai | - |
| 96725 | Honalo | - |
| 96726 | Honaunau-Napoopoo | - |
| 96727 | Honokaa | - |
| 96728 | Honomu | - |
| 96729 | Kualapuu | - |
| 96730 | Kaaawa | - |
| 96732 | Kahului | - |
| 96734 | Kailua | - |
| 96737 | Hawaiian Ocean View | - |
| 96738 | Waikoloa Village | - |
| 96740 | Kaloko | - |
| 96741 | Lawai | - |
| 96742 | Kualapuu | - |
| 96743 | Waikoloa Village | - |
| 96746 | Kapaa | - |
| 96748 | Ualapue | - |
| 96749 | Hawaiian Paradise Park | - |
| 96750 | Kealakekua | - |
| 96751 | Kapaa | - |
| 96753 | Kihei | - |
| 96755 | Halaula | - |
| 96757 | Kualapuu | - |
| 96759 | Wheeler AFB | - |
| 96760 | Hawaiian Acres | - |
| 96761 | Mahinahina | - |
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals (public domain) and USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map. Page updated Aug 4, 2026.