Gramercy, LA 70051 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Gramercy, LA, ZIP 70051
Around 02/09 is the usual last spring frost, about 165 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 12/14, about 308 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Gramercy in Zone 9a (20 to 25°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
Zone 9a around Gramercy has about 15 weeks left before the first fall frost — that's the usual window to get a cold frame up if you want to keep harvesting past it.
Why 02/09 isn't a guarantee
02/09 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 01/13 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 03/11 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Gramercy compares
About 308 days separate Gramercy's last and first frost, putting it 3,658 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within LA, it ranks 138 of 710.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Gramercy's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Gramercy can differ from the 70051 normal.