When to plant pumpkin in Orlando

In Orlando, typical last spring frost is January 19 and typical first fall frost is January 18. Typical last spring frost: January 19. Pumpkin in Orlando is a good fit outdoors. The suitable growing window of 265 days covers the 90–120 days this plant usually needs.

Pumpkin

How to grow Pumpkin Orlando climate Weekly temperatures and windows

Where are you growing?

Comfortable

Comfortable in greenhouse

Tight fit in a cold frame

Pumpkin in Orlando is a good fit outdoors. The suitable growing window of 265 days covers the 90–120 days this plant usually needs.

When to plantFebruary 23 – April 19

Harvest: May 24 – August 17
Season vs crop: 265 grow days vs 90–120 needed
Typical frost (last spring – first fall): January 19 – January 18

Pumpkin in Orlando is a good fit outdoors. The suitable growing window of 265 days covers the 90–120 days this plant usually needs.

Planting conditions

Direct sow
Grow outdoors
Harvest

Local activity windows for this place and growing method. Blue fill is usually too cold for this plant. Dashed lines are typical last and first frost.

Suitable growing days in a row265

Days to harvest90–120 days from seed

Feb 23 – Apr 19

Direct sow

Apr 20 – May 23

Grow outdoors

May 24 – Aug 17

Harvest

Activity	Window	Notes
Direct sow	Feb 23 – Apr 19	Plant outdoors in this window.
Grow outdoors	Apr 20 – May 23	Plants grow outdoors until harvest.
Harvest	May 24 – Aug 17	Expected harvest from typical days to harvest.

Direct sow
Grow outdoors
Harvest

Blue fill is usually too cold for this plant. Dashed lines are typical last and first frost (35 seasons (1991–2025)). Adjust a week or two for your conditions.

Planting and growing across the year

Planting is the sow / plant-out window. Growing is daytime air versus this plant’s ideal (21 – 35 °C70 – 95 °F21 – 35 °C (70 – 95 °F)) and tolerable (16 – 38 °C61 – 100 °F16 – 38 °C (61 – 100 °F)) ranges.

Ideal / plantable
Tolerable
Too cold
Too hot
Outside window

Planting uses sow / plant-out rules; growing shows daytime air against this plant’s ideal and tolerable ranges.

Key dates

Typical last spring frostJanuary 19

Low-risk last spring frostFebruary 9

Typical first fall frostJanuary 18

Low-risk first fall frostDecember 20

Frost-free days363

Outdoor sow dateFebruary 23

Direct sow windowFebruary 23 – April 19

Suitable growing windowFebruary 23 – November 14 (265 days)

Expected harvestMay 24 – August 17

How these dates are judged

Ideal conditions: Daytime air from 21 – 35 °C70 – 95 °F21 – 35 °C (70 – 95 °F).
Suitable conditions: Daytime air from 16 – 38 °C61 – 100 °F16 – 38 °C (61 – 100 °F).
Last frost and first frost: Typical spring and fall frost dates for Orlando, shown in the key dates.
Days to harvest: 90–120 days from seed, from typical days to harvest.
Sowing window: Dated sow and harvest bars use frost dates, soil minima, night limits, and last-sow count-back from typical crop timing. Air ratings on the weekly chart colour only weeks inside that same window — see weekly temperatures and windows.

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Calculated by Plan & Plant. Method. Data 35 seasons (1991–2025).

Frost and suitability dates are typical figures from climate statistics.

Based on 35 years (1991–2025) of ERA5-Land data from Open-Meteo, for an area of about 10 km. Typical dates, not a guarantee.

Dates for Orlando use ERA5-Land cell 28.54, -81.38. How we calculated this · Algorithm 2026-10-season-10.

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