Kenner, LA 70006 Frost Dates
Kenner, LA: when does the frost end?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 01/30, about 155 days from today. Fall's first freeze usually shows up around 12/31, roughly 333 days after the last spring frost.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Kenner in Zone 9b (25 to 30°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's forecast.
Stretching the season past the first frost
With roughly 18 weeks until Kenner's first fall frost, a row cover or cold frame is what stretches the last few weeks of harvest here.
Why 01/30 isn't a guarantee
01/30 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Getting tender plants in by 02/27 carries real risk, frost has hit that late in about 9 of 10 years here. Wait until 12/29 and only about 1 year in 10 sees frost after that.
Kenner against the rest of the dataset
About 333 days separate Kenner's last and first frost, putting it 2,823 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within LA, it ranks 29 of 710.
Learn more
Before leaning on 70006's figures: local microclimates explains what one yard in Kenner can differ from the 70006 normal, while zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 9b and Kenner's frost date answer different questions.