Jean Lafitte, LA 70011 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Jean Lafitte, LA?
Around 02/10 is the usual last spring frost, about 166 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 12/12, about 306 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Jean Lafitte in Zone 9b (25 to 30°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's forecast.
What to do before the first frost
About 15 weeks of growing season left in Jean Lafitte before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
How much risk comes with planting early here
02/10 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 01/09 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 03/10 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Jean Lafitte compares
About 306 days separate Jean Lafitte's last and first frost, putting it 3,699 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within LA, it ranks 155 of 710.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 9b and Jean Lafitte's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Jean Lafitte's dates instead of trusting one.