Kenner, LA 70047 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Kenner, LA?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 01/30, roughly 155 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 12/31, about 333 frost-free days later.
Zone 9b (25 to 30°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Kenner, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 18 weeks of growing season left in Kenner 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
01/30 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/27 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 12/29 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Kenner compares
About 333 days separate Kenner's last and first frost, putting it 2,826 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within LA, it ranks 32 of 710.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 9b and Kenner's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Kenner's dates instead of trusting one.